Labor, Economy, and Society by Jeffrey J Sallaz

Labor, Economy, and Society by Jeffrey J Sallaz

Work is, and always will be, a central institution of society. What makes a capitalist society unique is that it treats the human capacity to engage in labor as a basic commodity. This can be a source of dynamism, as when innovative firms raise wages to attract the best and brightest.

“By studying labor markets, Jeffrey Sallaz investigates a field long neglected by the new economic sociologyHe shows stupendously how the tools of economic sociology can be used for the analysis of labor. At the same time, he demonstrates how the analysis of labor under global capitalism enriches the conceptual toolkit of economic sociology.”
Jens Beckert, Director, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

“In this age of neoliberal ‘great transformation,’ Sallaz skillfully provides an enticing and beautifully written account of a new ‘critical economic sociology of labor’ which draws on the most recent research. ‘The embeddedness of labor within the social’ is examined through the prisms of technology, globalization, regulatory agencies, the state, emotional labor, gift-making, and much more. This book will leave its mark on economic sociology, the sociology of work and industrial relations, and our understanding of inequality-generating processes, and I recommend it with enthusiasm.”
Michèle Lamont, Harvard University

“Globalization has now exposed workers to the capricious forces of the unregulated market, rendering employment precarious, individualized, and increasingly redundant. The gross accumulation of wealth by the one percent, the impoverishment of millions of working people, and the destruction of social cohesion in the heartlands of capitalism have put in question an economic system that continues to be governed by the crude, and ultimately immoral, principles of love of gain and fear of loss of economic livelihood. Sallaz invites the reader to join the search for alternatives.”
Kari Polanyi-Levitt, McGill University

Jeffrey J. Sallaz is associate professor of sociology at the University of Arizona.

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ISBN 13	9780745653679
ISBN 10	0745653677
Title	Labor, Economy, and Society
Author	Jeffrey J Sallaz
Series	Economy And Society
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2013-01-25
Number of pages	200
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