03651nam 22007213u 450 991046256710332120210107032923.01-134-49984-11-283-96325-6(CKB)2670000000326180(EBL)200084(OCoLC)304141250(SSID)ssj0000297682(PQKBManifestationID)11223397(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297682(PQKBWorkID)10342849(PQKB)10677139(MiAaPQ)EBC200084(EXLCZ)99267000000032618020130418d2013|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobalization and Social Change[electronic resource] People and Places in a Divided WorldHoboken Taylor and Francis20131 online resource (372 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-26695-5 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 Chains5 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; IndexGlobalization 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 Globalization -- Economic aspectsGlobalization - Social aspectsGlobalizationSocial changeSocial changeSocial changeEconomic aspectsGlobalizationSocial ChangeHILCCSociology & Social HistoryHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCElectronic books.Globalization -- Economic aspects.Globalization - Social aspects.Globalization.Social change.Social change.Social changeEconomic aspectsGlobalizationSocial ChangeSociology & Social HistorySocial Sciences303.4Perrons Diane284297AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910462567103321Globalization and social change167492UNINA