Power in the highest degree : professionals and the rise of a new Mandarin order /

Lawyer, doctor, scientist--these are the jobs Americans commonly cite when asked to list the most prestigious occupations. The word "professional" today implies expertise, authority, and excellence. To do a job professionally is to do it well. Yet in a society in which knowledge has become...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Derber, Charles
Otros Autores: Schwartz, William A., 1958-, Magrass, Yale R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Temas:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Professional employees.
Capitalism.
Comparative government.
Political Systems
Professional Practice
Professionnels salariés.
Capitalisme.
Régimes politiques.
Pratique professionnelle.
capitalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Berufliche Qualifikation
Kapitalismus
Professionalisering.
Beroepenclassificatie.
Kapitalisme.
USA.
Professions
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; I: KNOWLEDGE AND CLASS; II: ENCLOSING THE MIND; III: ENCLOSING THE COMMONS; IV: MANDARIN CAPITALISM; V: TOWARD A NEW MANDARIN ORDER?; VI CONCLUSION; Postscript: The New Class and Social Theory; Appendix: The Project on Professionals; Notes; Index.

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