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La z z a r a t or e a di n gs umma r y( I mma t e r i a lLa b or ) •i mma t e r i a ll a bor :‘ l a bort ha tpr oduc e st h ei nf or ma t i ona la n dc ul t ur a lc ont e ntoft hec ommodi t y ’‘ a s r e ga r dst hea c t i vi t yt ha tpr oduc e st he‘ c u l t ur a lc ont e nt ’o ft hec ommodi t y ,i mma t e r i a ll a bori n vo l ve sa s e r i e so fa c t i vi t i e st ha ta r enotnor ma l l yr e c ogn i s e da s“ wor k”-i not h e rwor ds ,t heki ndsofa c t i vi t i e s i n v ol v e di nde fini n ga ndfixi ngc ul t ur a la nda r t i s t i cs t a nda r ds ,f a s hi on s ,t a s t e s ,c ons ume rnor ms ,a nd, mor es t r a t e gi c a l l y ,pub l i copi ni on. ’ •‘ wha tmode r nma na g e me n tt e c hni qu e sa r el ooki n gf o ri sf ort hewor k e r ss oult obe c omepa r toft h e f a c t or y-t hewo r ke r ’ spe r s ona l i t ya nds ub j e c t i vi t yha v et obema des u s c e pt i bl et oor g a ni s a t i ona nd c omma nd’ •‘ ononeh a ndt he ya r ef or c e dt or e c ogni s et hea ut onomya ndf r e e domo fl a bora st heonl ypos s i bl ef or m ofc oo pe r a t i o ni npr od uc t i on, b utont heot he rha nd,a tt hes a met i me , t he ya r eobl i ge d( al i f ea ndde a t h ne c e s s i t yf ort h ec a pi t a l i s t )n ott o‘ r e di s t r i but e ’t h epo we rt ha tt hene wqua l i t yofl a bora ndi t s or g a ni s a t i oni mpl y ’ •i mma t e r i a ll a bor‘ gi v e sf or mt oa ndma t e r i a l i s e sne e d s ,t hei ma gi na r y ,c ons ume rt a s t e s ,a nds of or t h, a ndt he s epr oduc t si nt ur nbe c omepo we r f ulpr od uc e r sofne e ds ,i ma g e sa ndt a s t e s-t hepa r t i c ul a r i t yof t hec ommodi t yp r oduc e dt hr ou ghi mma t e r i a ll a bor( i t se s s e nt i a lus ev a l u eb e i nggi v e nbyi t sv a l uea s i nf or ma t i on a la ndc ul t ur a lc ont e nt )c ons i s t si nt hef a c tt ha ti ti snotde s t r o y e di nt hea c tofc ons umpt i on, butr a t h e ri te nl a r ge s , t r a ns f or msa ndc r e a t e st he‘ i de o l ogi c a l ’a ndc ul t ur a le nvi r onme ntoft he c on s ume r ’ •‘ t h i sc ommodi t ydoe sn otpr oduc et hephy s i c a lc a pa c i t yofl a borpowe r ;i ns t e a d,i tt r a ns f or mst he pe r s o nwhous e si t , i mma t e r i a ll a b orpr oduc e sfir s ta n df or e mos ta‘ s oc i a lr e l a t i on s hi p’onl yi fi t s uc c e e dsi nt hi spr od uc t i ond oe si t sa c t i vi t yha v ea ne c onomi cv a l ue ’...