This book synthesizes a vast body of theory and research on production in capitalist societies. Ray Hudson considers both the specific sites in which production occurs, such as factory, office, and home, and the production of places in which we live as socialized human beings. Building on and refining contemporary Marxist analysis, Hudson also draws on regulationist, institutional, and evolutionary perspectives. He provides an innovative understanding of the variety of organizational and spatial forms that production can take, the ways these are governed and regulated, effects on social and political arrangements, and implications for the natural world. The book is illustrated with examples and evidence from across the global economy.
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About the Author:
Ray Hudson is Professor of Geography and Chairman of the International Centre for Regional Regeneration and Development Studies at the University of Durham, UK.
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Preface Chapter 1. Prologue: Setting the Scene Chapter 2. Placing Production in Its Theoretical Contexts Chapter 3. Capitalist Production, Societal Reproduction, and Capitalist States Chapter 4. Recruiting Workers, Organizing Work Chapter 5. Company Connections: Competition and Cooperation, Part I Chapter 6. Company Connections: Competition and Cooperation, Part II Chapter 7. Divisions of Labor: Cleavage Planes and Axes of Cooperation Chapter 8. Production, Place, and Space Chapter 9. Material Transformations: Production and Nature Chapter 10. Postscript References Index About the Author
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- PublisherThe Guilford Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1572306343
- ISBN 13 9781572306349
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages386