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Transformations of Contemporary Capitalism The Second Industrial Divide and Flexible Specialisation

306 Pages

by Routledge

306 Pages

by Routledge

306 Pages

by Routledge

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In recent decades, there has been many attempts to describe, explore, and explain the new ‘post-modern’ capitalism of the twenty-first century. In this context, this book looks at one of the most exciting strands of this research in the late twentieth century: the flexible specialisation research programme (FSRP). Drawing on the history of ideas, discourse, and literature on capitalism of the... Read more

Preface

Introduction

1 Michael J. Piore and Charles F. Sabel – Flexible Specialisation as an Alternative to Neoliberalism?

2 Flexible Specialisation: a Progressive and Developing Research Programme?

3 Labour, Work, and Political Philosophy in Flexible Specialisation

4 Paul Hirst’s Journey to Flexible Specialisation: from Althusserian Marxism to the ‘Third Way’ of Associational Democracy/Socialism

5 Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Political Philosophy, and Flexible Specialisation

6 Politics, Regionalism, and Flexible Specialisation: Between Regionalism and Neo-Fascism?

7 Capitalism, Marxism, and Flexible Specialisation

8 Global Poly-Crisis after 2008

9 Social Theory in the Twenty-First Century: Beyond Flexible Specialisation?

Conclusion