Project: Neo Marxist Economics
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Project: Neo Marxist Economics

In relation to manufacturing consent, discuss the works of Baran & Sweezy, Braverman, Edwards, & Burawoy as to how in the Modern Era the economic base has attempted to control the workplace.  

1.  For Baran & Sweezy, what is the origin & nature of monopoly capitalism?  How did we deal w/ monopolies in the past?  What are the implications for the future?

2.  For Braverman why is work being deskilled & what is the effect?  What are the methods of controlling the workforce?

3.  For Edwards, what does he add to the analysis of the methods of controlling the workforce?

4.  For Burawoy, why do workers work so hard & how do they manage their production?  


 
 
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