Industrial Decline and the Rise of the Service Sector? How did Western Europe and North America cope with the multifaceted structural transformations since the 1970s
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End: September 16, 2016
Contact: hbrick@umich.edu
Industrial Decline and the Rise of the Service Sector?
How did Western Europe and North America cope with the multifaceted structural transformations since the 1970s
Date: September 16 – 17, 2016
Location: Institute of Contemporary History, Munich – Berlin
D-80636 Munich
For some years now, the 1970s have come into the focus of historical research. Although there is no consensus about how best to characterize the various, often contradictory developments of this decade, it seems clear that the postwar order in all Western industrialized nations underwent a fundamental change. . . . On the one hand, the decline of the old industrial sector and the resulting loss of millions of jobs in Western industrialized nations challenged the narrative of continuously growing prosperity. On the other hand, the emergence of a service-sector economy and the rise of a new class of “knowledge workers” (Peter F. Drucker) set in. . . . In this upcoming conference, the organizers wish to examine the structural social and industrial developments that have taken place since the 1970s in a comparative and transnational perspective . . .
Please submit a one- to two-page abstract and a short bio with institutional affiliation in a single file to Stefan Hördler (shoerdler@dora.de) and Sebastian Voigt (voigt@ifz-muenchen.de) by March 6, 2016.
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