The Labor Theory of Value and the
strategic role of alienation
Carl Wennerlind
Focusing on alienation as a particularly important moment
of the accumulation process, this paper clarifies the synthetic
and symbiotic relationship between alienation, social control,
and value. It is argued that value can be defined as the continuity
of social control and that social control is established through
the process of alienation.
Are things really getting better?
The labour market experience of black and female youth at
the start of the century
Christina Cregan
By an analysis of econometric studies, case study work and
official statistics, this paper debunks the idea that, for
the majority of young women and young blacks, things are getting
better in the labour market. The main explanation lies in
the particular form of stratification that each experiences.
Policy recommendations are discussed.
"Throwing the baby out with
the bath-water"
Managers and managerialism in the post-privatised utilities
Kate Mulholland
This paper explores the managerial labour process in the
utilities and draws on Armstrong's (1991) agency concept to
demonstrate the manner in which staffing policies have re-cast
professional cleavages as managers compete to protect their
interests.
Neo-liberalism and labour within
the context of an emerging market economy -Turkey
Sürhan Cam
Neo-liberalism, labour and the experience of an emerging
market economy
European integration: the market,
the political and class
Werner Bonefeld
The article argues that the EC was founded to advance the
free market in western Europe. It explores the relationship
between mass society and the politics of a supranational commitment
to market liberalism and examines the relationship between
class and EMU.
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