Globalisation and Human Welfare

This thematically structured text offers an ideal introduction to the positive and negative effects of globalization on human welfare in industrial and developing societies. It documents the effects of globalization on economic growth, income distribution, poverty, education, health, social care and the environment. It pays special attention to the effects of globalization on ethnic and gender issues and concludes with an assessment of the possibilities of global social policy. It will appeal to undergraduates in the social sciences both as a basic text and a reference book.>

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• Authors: Professor Vic Wilding George, Vi George, Vic George, Vic Wilding George, Victor George, Victor Wilding George, GEORGE VIC WILDING PAUL VIC GEO, Paul Wilding
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.04.2002
• EAN: 9780333915660
• ISBN: 978-0-333-91566-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; B, Social Policy, Social & ethical issues, Management science, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection