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OverviewThe image of class struggle contrasts with the promise of the information age. This book shows how class conflict continues to remain an issue, and challenges the notion that in a well-educated society, with the help of the computer and telecommunication technologies, that a more comfortable existence is available. In his economic and political analysis, the author reveals how the efforts of buisness to profit from the sale of information could result in the reduction of access to information, rather than an increase. He demonstrates how the treatment of information as a commodity may cause it to be more regulated and less accessible. He also argues that in the future, it will be a class-based privilege to access and afford information, and the rights of individuals will disintegrate as the power of the corporate sector grows. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael PerelmanPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.299kg ISBN: 9780333741511ISBN 10: 033374151 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 27 April 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsModern Class Warfare in the Age of the Information Revolution: An Introduction A Preview A Skeptical Reading of the Information Revolution Classes and the Information Revolution Information and the Labor Process The Contradiction of Exploited Informational Labor Panopticism Information as a Commodity Markets and Informational Efficiency Conclusion: Toward a Real Information Age IndexReviewsAuthor InformationMICHAEL PERELMAN is Professor of Economics at California State University, Chico, and the author of The Natural Instability of Markets. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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