Globalization and transformations of local socioeconomic practices / edited by Ulrike Schuerkens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schuerkens, Ulrike.

Series:

Routledge advances in sociology ; 34.

Routledge advances in sociology ; 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations--Social aspects.

International economic relations.

International trade--Social aspects.

International trade.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

x, 216 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

This innovative volume provides a comprehensive overview of the transformation of socio-economic practices in the global economy. The contributors offer analytical and comparative insights at the world level, with regard to the current socio-economic practices as well as an assessment of the overall economic globalization phenomenon in the global world. Through empirical case studies of different civilizations or cultures that describe situations of intertwining of local socio-economic practices and global economic modernity, this volume assesses the overall situation in the world, looking at the world as an economic system where some countries act as winners, others as losers and some as both winners and losers of economic globalization. This exceptional book will appeal to sociologists, social and cultural anthropologists, and economists interested in development.

Contents:

1 Transformations of Local Socioeconomic Practices in a Global World: A Theoretical Approach and Some Empirical Evidence From Different World Regions / Ulrike Schuerkens 1

2 Contradictions of Social Responsibility-(German) Business Elites and Globalization / Peter Imbusch 20

3 Negotiating Neo-Liberalism: Free-Market Reform in Central and Eastern Europe / Nina Bandelj 46

4 Mobilizing International Auditing Standards in Arenas of Political and Economic Change in Post-Soviet Russia / Andrea Mennicken 75

5 China's Response to Globalization: Manufacturing Confucian Values / Thierry Pairault 99

6 The Export of Cultural Commodities as Impression Management: The Case of Thailand / Frederick F. Wherry 120

7 Informal and Formal Economy in Caracas: Street Vending and Globalization / Mathilde Gauvain 138

8 Common Roots, Shared Traits, Joint Prospects? On the Articulation of Multiple Modernities in Benin and Haiti / Dirk Kohnert 151

9 Rethinking "Free-Trade" Practices in Contemporary Togo: Women Entrepreneurs in the Global Textile Trade / Nina Sylvanus 174

10 Outcomes and Perspectives / Ulrike Schuerkens 192.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415960908

0415960908

9780203935118

020393511X

OCLC:

123350156