There is no doubt that significant socio-economic changes have occurred over the last twenty years in the UK and other advanced capitalist societies. Consequently, Fordism, a bureaucratic, hierarchical model of industrial development has matured into Post-Fordism, with its greater emphasis on the individual, freedom of choice and flexibility, generating fresh debate and analysis. Towards a Post-Fordist Welfare State represents leading authors from a number of disciplines - social policy, sociology, politics and geography - who have played a key role in promoting and criticising...
There is no doubt that significant socio-economic changes have occurred over the last twenty years in the UK and other advanced capitalist societies. ...
This innovative collection examines the emerging arena of cyberspace and the challenges it presents for the social and cultural forms of the human body. It shows how changing relations between body and technology offer new arenas for cultural representations.
This innovative collection examines the emerging arena of cyberspace and the challenges it presents for the social and cultural forms of the human bod...
How a neighbourhood is viewed can affect the lives of those who live there and the attitudes and behaviour of others towards them. This report examines the increasing use and sophistication of Internet-Based Neighbourhood Information Systems (IBNIS), such as www.upmystreet.co.uk, and considers their potential impact on how neighbourhoods are viewed. Neighbourhoods on the net: . provides in-depth analysis of a number of IBNIS both in the UK and US;. considers their advantages and disadvantages;. reviews the research literature on IBNIS and compares and contrasts this with the perspectives of a...
How a neighbourhood is viewed can affect the lives of those who live there and the attitudes and behaviour of others towards them. This report examine...
The idea of the 'enterprise culture' has been much vaunted over the last few decades: the growth of self-employment and small business ownership has been an important feature of the restructuring of the British economy. Because it is a concept that is difficult to evaluate, controversial and politically sensitive, social scientists were slow to analyse it. Consequently, it had been caricatured and many questions about its impact on society and the economy had been left unanswered.
This collection, which was first published in 1991, presents a critical analysis of the various...
The idea of the 'enterprise culture' has been much vaunted over the last few decades: the growth of self-employment and small business ownership ha...
The idea of the 'enterprise culture' has been much vaunted over the last few decades: the growth of self-employment and small business ownership has been an important feature of the restructuring of the British economy. Because it is a concept that is difficult to evaluate, controversial and politically sensitive, social scientists were slow to analyse it. Consequently, it had been caricatured and many questions about its impact on society and the economy had been left unanswered.
This collection, which was first published in 1991, presents a critical analysis of the various...
The idea of the 'enterprise culture' has been much vaunted over the last few decades: the growth of self-employment and small business ownership ha...
