Globalization and social change : people and places in a divided world / Diane Perrons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perrons, Diane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change.

Globalization.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

x, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2004.

Contents:

Analysing globalization and social change

Measuring and theorizing inequality and uneven development

Uneven geographical development within the global economy

Theorizing uneven development

Economic integration, new divisions of labour and gender relations

The global division of labour and the feminization of employment

The new global division of labour and the old industrial regions: Uneven regional development in the UK

The new economy, globalization and geography

The new economy and the digital divide: global and social divisions

Living and working in superstar regions

Shaping development

Social reproduction and the state

Globalization, participation and empowerment

Conclusion: challenging the divided world.

Notes:

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-357) and index.

ISBN:

0415266955

0415266963

OCLC:

53131277