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The New International Division of LabourThe New International Division of Labour in ‘High-Tech Production’: The Genesis of Ireland’s Boom in the 1990s

The New International Division of Labour: The New International Division of Labour in ‘High-Tech... [Friedenthal and Starosta question the debate over the nature of Ireland’s boom in the 1990s, insofar as most commentaries explain the trajectory of the Irish developmental process on the basis of the successful implementation of ‘correct’ nation-state policies. By contrast, they argue that the Irish experience is yet another concrete expression of the further development of the essentially global dynamics of the new international division of labour (NIDL). More specifically, the continuous ‘skill-replacing’ technical change characteristic of the production of relative surplus-value across the globe has allowed capital to integrate national working classes with more ‘skilled’ but still relatively cheaper labour-power into the NIDL, and the peculiar state policies and institutions prevailing in Ireland are grounded in this specific form of integration into the NIDL.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The New International Division of LabourThe New International Division of Labour in ‘High-Tech Production’: The Genesis of Ireland’s Boom in the 1990s

Part of the International Political Economy Series Book Series
Editors: Charnock, Greig; Starosta, Guido
Friedenthal, Tomás; Starosta, Guido
The New International Division of Labour — Jun 3, 2016
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Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
ISBN
978-1-137-53871-0
Pages
127 –156
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-53872-7_6
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Abstract

[Friedenthal and Starosta question the debate over the nature of Ireland’s boom in the 1990s, insofar as most commentaries explain the trajectory of the Irish developmental process on the basis of the successful implementation of ‘correct’ nation-state policies. By contrast, they argue that the Irish experience is yet another concrete expression of the further development of the essentially global dynamics of the new international division of labour (NIDL). More specifically, the continuous ‘skill-replacing’ technical change characteristic of the production of relative surplus-value across the globe has allowed capital to integrate national working classes with more ‘skilled’ but still relatively cheaper labour-power into the NIDL, and the peculiar state policies and institutions prevailing in Ireland are grounded in this specific form of integration into the NIDL.]

Published: Jun 3, 2016

Keywords: Capital Accumulation; International Division; Software Production; Collective Labourer; International Fragmentation

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