| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 366 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-357) and index. |
| Contents |
Analysing globalization and social change -- Measuring and theorizing inequality and uneven development -- Uneven geographical development within the global economy -- Theorizing uneven development -- Economic integration, new divisions of labour and gender relations -- The global division of labour and the feminization of employment -- The new global division of labour and the old industrial regions: Uneven regional development in the UK -- The new economy, globalization and geography -- The new economy and the digital divide: global and social divisions -- Living and working in superstar regions -- Shaping development -- Social reproduction and the state -- Globalization, participation and empowerment -- Conclusion: challenging the divided world. |
| Summary |
Globalization and Social Change has a refreshing new perspective on globalization and widening social and spatial inequalities. The book combines original argument with a clear exposition of the underlying processes and is illustrated through a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social change.
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Social change. |
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Globalization.
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Globalization. |
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Globalization -- Economic aspects.
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Globalization -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Perrons, Diane. Globalization and social change. 1st ed. London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2004 0415266955 0415266963 (DLC) 2003020694 (OCoLC)53131277 |
| ISBN |
0203646436 (electronic book) |
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9780203646434 (electronic book) |
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0415266963 (paperback) |
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9780415266963 (paperback) |
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0415266955 (cloth) |
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9780415266956 (cloth) |
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