automation

So what will the 6th Kondratiev look like?

Submitted by Brian Holmes on Sun, 08/19/2012 - 16:28

Industrial investment at the end of the Great Recession will likely be in the new generation of robots, used in both manufacturing and distribution.

Review: Labor and Monopoly Capital. The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century, by Harry Braverman

Submitted by Armin Medosch on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 09:51
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This excellent book by Harry Braverman revolves around the main thesis, that labour in the 20th century has become 'degraded'. The combined effects of mechanization, scientific management and other control techniques allowed management to wrest control from workers and enforce, under ever changing circumstances, alienating practices onto workers across all industries, including office and service jobs.

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