Building Capitalism (Routledge Revivals) by Linda Clarke - 9780415688024

Building Capitalism (Routledge Revivals)Historical Change and the Labour Process in the Production of Built Environment\nAuthor(s): Linda Clarke\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415688024, 978-0415688024\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1992, this Routledge Revival sees the reissue of a truly original exploration of the nature of urbanization and capitalism. \n\nLinda Clarkes vital work argues that:\n\nUrbanization is a product of the social human labour engaged in building as well as a concentration of the labour force.\n\nThe quality of the labour process determines the development of production. \n\nChanges to the built environment reflect changes in the production process and, in particular, the development of wage labour.\n\nTo support these arguments, the author identifies a qualitatively new historical stage of capitalist building production involving a significant expansion of wage labour, and hence capital.