Globalization, inequality and the commodification of life and well-being / edited by Mammo Muchie and Li Xing.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Muchie, Mammo.

Xing, Li.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects.

Wealth.

Distribution (Economic theory).

Welfare economics.

Physical Description:

288 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Globalisation, inequalities, and the commodification of life and well-being

Place of Publication:

London : Adonis & Abbey, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wealth and money, which are meant to be sources of human happiness and facilitators of good social relations has instead become a monstrosity beyond human control. The unbridled quest to make money and accumulate wealth as well as assign social signification on the basis of the outcome of individuals' efforts in the process has ended up distorting existence and the meaning of being human itself. This work brings together a collection of very provocative and challenging articles that confront the problems created by wealth. Can there be happiness when wealth is increasingly concentrated in fewer and fewer hands? Can wealth really bring happiness? And what are the implications of the current trend to commodify everything for the project of human happiness? The contributors to the volume argue that there is a need to change wealth accumulation and its core purpose. They contend that from wealth accumulation the gear must change to wealth alleviation, because the ways the rich become wealthy often correlate with the ways the number of the poor increase. Following from this, they argue that rather than the current focus on poverty alleviation, the focus should shift to wealth alleviation because a happy future for all lies in promoting human well-being and removing human ill-being through the spring wells of solidarity and humanity.

Contents:

Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Globalization, Inequalities and Commodification of Life and Well-being

Introduction

Globalization and the Commodification of Science

New Media, Global Networks and Human Rights

The Dubious Dichotomy Between Welfare And Workfare

A Capability Based Concept of Development in the Era of Globalization

Constraints on Capability Formation of Indigenous Communities: the Case of Human Development between Akha and Hmong Groups in South East Asia

Globalization and Its Impact on Education:

The Future of Decommodification: The Case of South Africa

New Analytical Perspectives on Poverty and Violence Eradication in Radically Unequal Societies: A Mathematical Representation

China: From Egalitarianism to Inequality

From Health by the People to Health by the Market: China's Transformation From " Health First" to " Wealth First"

Conclusions: Alternative Approaches to Well-Being Attainment and Measurement

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612030833

9781912234639

1912234637

9781282030831

1282030833

OCLC:

922978542