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Zusatztext ‘a fresh, new approach… overall, the book offers a welcome addition to the existing literature on globalization.’ - Journal of Economic & Social Geography Informationen zum Autor Diane Perrons is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environment and a Fellow of the Gender Institute at the London School of Economics. Klappentext Globalisation and Social Change provides a coherent theoretical framework to explain how contemporary patterns of globalisation are materialised at different spatial scales and how it affects the lives of people living and working in different Zusammenfassung Taking a refreshing new perspective on globalization and widening social and spatial inequalities, this significant text is illustrated through a series of case studies linking people in rich and poor countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Analyzing Globalization and Social Change Part 1: Measuring and Theorizing Inequality and Uneven Development 2. Uneven Geographical Development within the Global Economy 3. Theorizing Uneven Development Part 2: Economic Integration, New Divisions of Labour and Gender Relations 4. The Global Division of Labour and the Feminization of Employment 5. The New Global Division of Labour and the Old Industrial Regions: Uneven Regional Development in the UK Part 3: 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 4: Shaping Development 8. Social Reproduction and the State 9. Globalization, Participation and Empowerment 10. Conclusion: Challenging the Divided World
