Examining the political economy of punishment, this book debates the view that the evolution of punitive systems should be connected to the transformations of capitalist economies. The author investigates the emergence of a new flexible labour force in contemporary Western societies and the role of penal politics in controlling this labour force.
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The political economy of punishment suggests that the evolution of punitive systems should be connected to the transformations of capitalist economies, linking modes of production to modes of punishment. De Giorgi (law, U. of Bologna) argues that a new flexible labor force is emerging in contemporary Western societies and that current penal politics can be seen as part of a broader project to control it. He then explains the impact of this change on the role of prisons and punitive strategies. This volume is part of the Advances in Criminology series, which publishes original contributions to the fields of criminology, criminal justice and penology. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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