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

• Pubblicazione: London, : Adonis & Abbey, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 288 p
• Disciplina: 339.2
• Soggetto topico: Wealth - Moral and ethical aspects; Distribution (Economic theory); Welfare economics
• Altri autori: MuchieMammo XingLi
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Globalisation, inequalities, and the commodification of life and well-being
• Titolo autorizzato: Globalization, inequality and the commodification of life and well-being
• ISBN: 1-912234-63-7; 1-282-03083-3; 9786612030833
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828658003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II