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Technology, Institutions and LaborIntroduction: The Politics of Changing Hearts and Minds

Technology, Institutions and Labor: Introduction: The Politics of Changing Hearts and Minds [This chapter introduces the argument and situates it within existing debates. In doing so, it takes an interdisciplinary approach and combines insights from the writings of Karl Marx with those from an institutionalist, political economy perspective. Specifically, the chapter makes two key contributions. First, the discussion reveals how vocational training and education policy has turned into a major instrument for controlling labor unrest in the Global South. Second, it argues that the organization of political power plays a key role in this process. In developing these points, the chapter presents an overview of the conflict instigated by new production technologies in developing settings and reviews what is at stake. After briefly explaining the logic of case selection and the methodology, it concludes by presenting an outline of the book.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Technology, Institutions and LaborIntroduction: The Politics of Changing Hearts and Minds

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
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978-3-319-77103-8
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1 –37
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10.1007/978-3-319-77104-5_1
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[This chapter introduces the argument and situates it within existing debates. In doing so, it takes an interdisciplinary approach and combines insights from the writings of Karl Marx with those from an institutionalist, political economy perspective. Specifically, the chapter makes two key contributions. First, the discussion reveals how vocational training and education policy has turned into a major instrument for controlling labor unrest in the Global South. Second, it argues that the organization of political power plays a key role in this process. In developing these points, the chapter presents an overview of the conflict instigated by new production technologies in developing settings and reviews what is at stake. After briefly explaining the logic of case selection and the methodology, it concludes by presenting an outline of the book.]

Published: May 3, 2018

Keywords: Vocational education; Labor mobilization; Federal and unitary states; New technologies; Global South

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