1st Edition

Technology and Employment Practices in Developing Countries

270 Pages

by Routledge

270 Pages

by Routledge

270 Pages

by Routledge

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Originally published in 1985, this book analyses the extent and way in which technological change determines the utilisation of labour in less developed economies. The book compares firms which are technologically very advanced with firms which use less sophisticated machinery and equipment, and analyses how technology shapes their demand for labour. It is concerned with the impact of... Read more

Part 1: Technological Change and Labour Utilisation in Manufacturing Industry: A Review of the Literature 1. The Labour Process in the History of Economic Thought

2. Technology Related Patterns of Labour Utilisation in Developing Countries

Part 2: Technology and Labour in Brazilian Industry

3. The Approach

4. The Cotton Spinning and Weaving Industry

5. The Chemical Fibre Industry

6. The Clothing Industry

7. The Hammock Industry

8. The Spinning and Weaving Industry Continued

Part 3: Towards an Understanding of Industrial Labour Processes in Developing Countries

9. Classifying Technologies

10. Putting Out - Past or Present?

11. Skills and Control