Sociological Theory

Division of Labor : A Positive Development in International Economics

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Division of Labor : A Positive Development in International Economics

Is the division of labor a positive development or is it something that paves the

way for the alienation ' of workers as Marx posited Contemporary global affairs have been oftentimes cited as characteristic of the so-called globalized era . It is a period where there is an increasing interdependency among countries especially in terms of trade and other activities related to international economics . This interdependency is defined in a way by the specialization of labor in which organizations devote a portion of their workforce in focusing on the production of specific goods . Durkheim understands division of labor as the force behind the growth of organic solidarity among people (M 'ller ,

. 74 . Since not everybody can produce everything that they need , people will necessarily have to depend on one another in to meet the needed supply of their daily needs . In short , division of labor is seen as a positive development especially when taken in the context of the mass production of goods vis-a-vis the continuous supply for a steady demand of products

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