The working class in "globalised" capitalism
Draft review by Martin Thomas of Nigel Harris's book The return of cosmopolitan capital [1] (Rtf file, 53k. November 2003.)
Notes from a Marxist discussion group organised by Workers' Liberty activists in Brisbane, Australia, in July-September 2003, around the book The End of Organized Capitalism, by Scott Lash and John Urry.
1. Introduction [2]
2. Chapter-by-chapter summary and brief discussion [3]
3. The rise and fall of 'organised capitalism' [4]
5. Disorganised capital, disorganised labour? [6]
6. Has politics become fractal? [7]
7. Radicalism, nomadism, and working-class communities [8]
8. Trade unionism, capitalist competition and fragmentation of bargaining [9]
Links:
[1] http://www.workersliberty.org/files/harris.rtf
[2] http://www.workersliberty.org/modules.php%3Fop%3Dmodload%2526amp%3Bname%3DNews%2526amp%3Bfile%3Darticle%2526amp%3Bsid%3D1166
[3] http://www.workersliberty.org/modules.php%3Fop%3Dmodload%2526amp%3Bname%3DNews%2526amp%3Bfile%3Darticle%2526amp%3Bsid%3D1167
[4] http://www.workersliberty.org/modules.php%3Fop%3Dmodload%2526amp%3Bname%3DNews%2526amp%3Bfile%3Darticle%2526amp%3Bsid%3D1168
[5] http://www.workersliberty.org/modules.php%3Fop%3Dmodload%2526amp%3Bname%3DNews%2526amp%3Bfile%3Darticle%2526amp%3Bsid%3D1169
[6] http://www.workersliberty.org/modules.php%3Fop%3Dmodload%2526amp%3Bname%3DNews%2526amp%3Bfile%3Darticle%2526amp%3Bsid%3D1170
[7] http://www.workersliberty.org/modules.php%3Fop%3Dmodload%2526amp%3Bname%3DNews%2526amp%3Bfile%3Darticle%2526amp%3Bsid%3D1171
[8] http://www.workersliberty.org/modules.php%3Fop%3Dmodload%2526amp%3Bname%3DNews%2526amp%3Bfile%3Darticle%2526amp%3Bsid%3D1172
[9] http://www.workersliberty.org/modules.php%3Fop%3Dmodload%2526amp%3Bname%3DNews%2526amp%3Bfile%3Darticle%2526amp%3Bsid%3D1173