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Class Boundaries in Advanced Capitalist Societies

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ID10306183
AuthorsErik Olin Wright (corresponding author)
Year1976
Volume1
Issue98
Pages3-41
Publication date1976-07-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew left review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0028-6060 • E-ISSN: 2044-0480
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.64590/ppl
OpenAlexW99626205
LanguageEN
Citations received167

All Marxists agree that manual workers directly engaged in the production of physical commodities for private capital fall into the working class. While there may be disagreement about the political and ideological significance of such workers in advanced capitalism, everyone acknowledges that they are in fact workers. There

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Unique citing works167
Citations per year3,41
Citation span1977 - 2026 (50)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 157

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