| Author | Michael Burawoy |
|---|---|
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Publication date | September 15, 1982 |
Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process Under Monopoly Capitalism is a scholarly book written by the British Marxist sociologist Michael Burawoy.
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