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:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ;New York, NY : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Globalization and Social Change takes a refreshing new perspective on globalization and widening social and spatial inequalities. Diane Perrons draws on ideas about the new economy, risk society, welfare regimes and political economy to explain the growing social and spatial divisions characteristic of our increasingly divided world. Combining original argument with a clear exposition of the underlying processes, Perrons illustrates her points through a series of case studies linking people in rich and poor countries. She places strong emphasis on the socio-economic aspects

Contents:

Cover; GLOBALIZATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Analysing Globalization and Social Change; Part I Measuring and theorizing inequality and uneven development; 2 Uneven Geographical Development within the Global Economy; 3 Theorizing Uneven Development; Part II Economic integration, new divisions of labour and gender relations; 4 The Global Division of Labour and the Feminization of Employment: Women's Role in Cool Chains, the Integrated Circuit and Care Chains

5 The New Global Division of Labour and the Old Industrial Regions: Uneven Regional Development in the UKPart III The new economy, globalization and geography; 6 The New Economy and the Digital Divide: Global and Social Divisions; 7 Living and Working in Superstar Regions; Part IV Shaping development; 8 Social Reproduction and the State; 9 Globalization, Participation and Empowerment; 10 Conclusion: Challenging the Divided World; References; Index

Notes:

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

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

ISBN:

81-8382-067-0

1-134-49983-3

0-415-26696-3

0-203-64643-6

1-280-07805-7

1-134-49984-1

1-283-96325-6

9780203646434

OCLC:

304141250