Widespread social transformation and new class structures are predicted with the coming of the "information age", but there is disagreement about the likely outcomes for work and employment patterns. Mainstream writing on the information age, both from the functionalist and Marxist traditions,...

Researches the UK small business sector in order to update the landmark report of the government-appointed Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms, more commonly known as the Bolton Report of 1971. The Bolton Report was a problem-oriented analysis of this sector, focusing on the role of small firms...