ABSTRACT
The interaction between culture and the economic system is, of course, more complex than has so far been indicated. Large-scale corporations dominate the economic system, and account for the bulk of production. The occupations available depend in turn on developments in the economic system. Production takes place in a variety of socio-technical systems which differ considerably in the skills they require and the autonomy they permit. The very significant role which occupation plays in the life of the individual suggests that the effect of economic developments on socio-technical systems may well be a crucial area for the study of social change. A major variable in the relations between the political system and the economy is the extent to which governments allow autonomy to economic units. The strategies which they adopt are a function of their position in the economic and status systems. Since workers are freely interchangeable, they are individually virtually powerless.
