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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462567103321

Autore

Perrons Diane

Titolo

Globalization and Social Change [[electronic resource] ] : People and Places in a Divided World

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

1-134-49984-1

1-283-96325-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Disciplina

303.4

Soggetti

Globalization -- Economic aspects

Globalization - Social aspects

Globalization

Social change

Social change - Economic aspects

Social Change

Sociology & Social History

Social Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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