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From Silicon Valley to Shenzhen : global production and work in the IT industry /
This seminal study explores the significant changes in the global IT industry as production has shifted from the developed world to massive sites in the developing world that house hundreds of thousands of workers in appalling low-wage conditions to minimize labor costs. The authors trace the develo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Lanham :
Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Asia/Pacific/perspectives.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This seminal study explores the significant changes in the global IT industry as production has shifted from the developed world to massive sites in the developing world that house hundreds of thousands of workers in appalling low-wage conditions to minimize labor costs. The authors trace the development of the new networks of globalized mass production in the IT industry and the reorganization of work since the 1990s, capturing the systemic nature of an industry-wide restructuring of production and work in the global context. Their wide-ranging and detailed analysis takes the debates on the g. |
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| Notas: | Revised English translation of: Von Silicon Valley nach Shenzhen : globale Produktion und Arbeit in der IT-Industrie / Stefanie Hürtgen ... [and others]. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 262 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780742568495 0742568490 |