Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface: 25 years on; Contributors; 1 Manna or monstrous regiment? Technology, control, and democracy in the workplace; 2 Electronics A 'culture' of participation?; 3 A creative offensive? Participative systems design and the question of control; 4 The intelligent office and the locus of control; 5 Computerizing the council IT, jobs and employee influence in a local authority; 6 Technology and banking The use of information technology; 7 Gender, technology, and democracy at work
8 Trade union involvement and influence over technological decisions9 Trade unions and new technology European experience and strategic questions; Index