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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459037303321

Autore

Robotham Don

Titolo

Culture, society and economy [[electronic resource] ] : bringing production back in / / Don Robotham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2005

ISBN

1-4462-3589-0

1-84787-158-5

0-7619-4014-6

9786611239671

1-281-23967-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Disciplina

306.3/42

Soggetti

Globalization - Social aspects

Capitalism

Culture and globalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-183) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; One: Bringing the Economy Back In; Two: Politics as Culture; Three: Gilroy; Four: Globalization and Risks; Five: Capitalism Organized and Disorganized; Six: Network Society Theory; Seven: 'Localization' Explored; Eight: Alternatives; Nine: Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dissecting the failure of recent social theory to grasp the problems of globalization and the emergence of corporate monopoly capital, this text argues for a radical solution by proposing more effective and centralized institutions for governing the world economy.