Work Under Capitalism synthesizes recent institutionalist & Marxist ideas about the organization of production, situating production within a social context. Starting with the transaction rather than the individual, it builds upon a coherent theory & applies it to a wide range of experience, from household labor to transformations of health care in Great Britain & the United States. This book's analysis sheds new light on persisting inequalities by race & gender in the labor market. Written with advanced undergraduates in economics, public policy, sociology, history, & other social sciences in mind, it should also stir wide discussion among professional students of work & labor markets. Contents: How to Work Things Out. Worlds of Work. Cotton, Coal, & Clinics. An Analytical Frame.

Employers at Work. Workers & Other Actors. How Work Has Changed, How Work Changes. Varied Work, Segmented Work. Inequality at Work: Hiring. Inequality at Work: Wages & Promotion. Contention at Work. Conclusions.