The economic boom of the 1990s created huge wealth for the bosses,
but benefited workers hardly at all. At the same time, the bosses
were able to take the political initiative and even the moral high
ground, while workers were often divided against each other. This
new book by leading labor analyst Michael D. Yates seeks to explain
how this happened, and what can be done about it.
Essential to both tasks is "naming the system"the system that
ensures that those who do the work do not benefit from the wealth
they produce. Yates draws on recent data to show that the growing
inequalityglobally, and within the United Statesis a necessary
consequence of capitalism, and not an unfortunate side-effect that
can be remedied by technical measures. To defend working people
against ongoing attackson their working conditions, their living
standards, and their future and that of their childrenand to
challenge inequality, it is necessary to understand capitalism as a
system and for labor to challenge the political dominance of
capitalist interests.
Naming the System examines contemporary trends in employment and
unemployment, in hours of work, and in the nature of jobs. It shows
how working life is being reconfigured today, and how the effects
of this are masked by mainstream economic theories. It uses
numerous concrete examples to relate larger theoretical issues to
everyday experience of the present-day economy. And it sets out the
strategic options for organized labor in the current political
context, in which the U.S.-led war on terrorism threatens to
eclipse the anti-globalization movement.
General
Imprint: |
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2003 |
First published: |
November 2003 |
Authors: |
Michael Yates
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
290 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58367-079-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
International economics >
General
|
LSN: |
1-58367-079-3 |
Barcode: |
9781583670798 |
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