The Degradation of Work? : Skill, De-Skilling and the Labour Process (Hardcover)

1.Introduction Stephen Wood 2. Braverman, Capital Accumulation and De-skilling Tony Elger 3. The Sexual Division of Labour and the Labour Process: A Critical Assessment of Braverman Veronica Beechey 4. Taylorism, Responsible Autonomy and Management Strategy Stephen Wood and John Kelly 5. Skilled Manual Workers in the Labour Process 1856-1964 Roger Penn 6. Skill and the Survival of Apprenticeship Charles More 7. De-skilling and Changing Structures of Control Craig Littler 8 Beyond De-Skilling: Skill, Craft and Class David Lee 9. The De-Skilling of Clerical Work Rosemary Crompton and Stuart Reid 10. Destruction or Redistribution of Engineering Skills? The Case of Numerical Control Bryn Jones