| Description |
xii, 308 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Pt. I. The penetration of commodification : a critical evaluation -- 2. The commodification thesis -- 3. Subsistence work -- 4. Non-monetized exchange -- 5. Not-for-profit monetized exchange -- Pt. II. The uneven contours of commodification -- 6. Socio-economic disparities -- 7. The uneven geographies of commodification -- 8. Gender and commodification -- 9. Beyond the advanced economies -- Pt. III. Future options and their implications -- 10. Towards a commodified world -- 11. Doing nothing -- 12. Fostering plural economies -- 13. Cultivating work beyond the commodity economy -- 14. Conclusions |
| Summary |
Williams critiques the notion that in Late Capitalism all economic relations become always ever more commodified, while 'non-capitalist' activities disappear. It demonstrates that a combination of new 'cultures of resistance' all constrain this tendency or even threaten to reverse it. Colin Williams finds that, even in the advanced economies, a non-commodified realm persists that is as large as the commodified sphere and growing relative to it. He draws on extensive empirical evidence of trends and new patterns of economic activity - including changes in women's participation, differences between wealthy and poor urban areas, and between urban and rural sectors. He explores non-commodified practices of resistance. And he concludes that governments and communities, by de-coupling production and consumption from the commodified realm, could open up alternative development paths |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-300) and index |
| Subject |
Capitalism.
|
|
Economic development.
|
| LC no. |
2004048360 |
| ISBN |
1842773542 cased |
|
1842773550 paperback |
|
