Polyteknisk Boghandel

This book, the first in Castells' ground-breaking trilogy, is an account of the economic and social dynamics of the new age of information. Based on research in the USA, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, it aims to formulate a systematic theory of the information society which takes account of the fundamental effects of information technology on the contemporary world.

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1996. rologue: The Net and The Self. echnology, Society, and Historical Change. nformationalism, Industrialism, Capitalism, Statism: Modes of Development and Modes of Production. nformationalism and Capitalist Perestroyka. he Self in The Informational Society. Word on Method. The Information Technology Revolution: hich Revolution'essons From The Industrial Revolution. he Historical Sequence of The Information Technology Revolution. icro-Engineering Macro Changes: Electronics and Information. he Creation of The Internet. etwork Technologies and Pervasive Computing. he 1970s Technological Divide. echnologies of Life. ocial Context and The Dynamics of Technological Change. odels, Actors, and Sites of The Information Technology Revolution. he Information Technology Paradigm. The New Economy: Informationalism, Globalization, Networking: roductivity, Competitiveness, and The Informational Economy. he Productivity Enigma. s Knowledge-Based Productivity Specific To The Informational Economy'nformationalism and Capitalism, Productivity and Profitability. he Historical Specificity of Informationalism. he Global Economy: Structure, Dynamics, and Genesis. lobal Financial Markets. lobalization of markets for Goods and Services: Growth and Transformation of International Trade. lobalization Versus Regionalization. he Internationalization of Production: Multinational Corporations and International Production Networks. nformational Production and Selective Globalization of Science and Technology. lobal Labour. he Geometry of the Global Economy: Segments and Networks. he Political Economy of Globalization: Capitalist Restructuring, Information Technology, and State Policies. he New Economy. The Network Enterprise: The Culture, Institutions, and Organizations of The Informational Economy: rganizational Trajectories in The Restructuring of Capitalism and in The Transition From Industrialism to Informationalism. rom Mass Production to Flexible Production. mall Business and The Crisis of The Large Corporation: Myth and Reality. Toyotism": Management-Worker Cooperation, Multifunctional Labor, Total Quality Control, and Reduction of Uncertainty. nterfirm Networking. orporate Strategic Alliances. he Horizontal Corporation and Global Business Networks. he Crisis of The Vertical Corporation Model and The Rise of Business Networks. etworking the Networks: The Cisco Model. nformation Technology and The Network Enterprise. ulture, Institutions, and Economic Organization: East Asian Business Networks. Typology of East Asian Business Networks. apan. orea. hina. ulture, Organizations and Institutions: Asian Business Networks and The Developmental State. ultinational Enterprises, Transnational Corporations, and International Networks. he Spirit of Informationalism. The Transformation of Work and Employment: Networkers, Jobless, and Flextimers: he Historical Evolution of Employment and Occupational Structure in Advanced Capitalist Countries: The G-7, 1920-2005. ostindustrialism, The Service Economy, and The Informational Society. he Transformation of Employment Structure, 1920-1970 and 1970-1990. he New Occupational Structure. he Maturing of The Informational Society: Employment Projections into The Twenty-First Century. umming Up: The Evolution of Employment Structure and Its Implications For A Comparative Analysis of The Informational Society. s There A Global Labor Force'he Work Process in The Informational Paradigm. he Effects of Information Technology On Employment: Toward A Jobless Society'ork and The Informational Divide: Flextimers. nformation Technology and The Restructuring of Capital-Labor Relations: Social Dualism Or Fragmented Societies'ppendix A: Statistical Tables For
Chapter 4. ppendix B: Methodological Note and Statistical References. The Culture of Real Virtuality: The Integration of Electronic Communication, The End of The Mass Audience, and The Rise of Interactive Networks: rom The Gutenberg Galaxy To The Mcluhan Galaxy: The Rise of Mass