Globalisation contested : an international political economy of work /

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Bringing fresh insights to the contemporary globalization debate, this text reveals the social and political contests that give "global" its meaning, by examining the contested nature of globalization as it is expressed in the restructuring of work.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Amoore, Louise
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2002.
Subjects:
International economic integration > Social aspects.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Work.
Labor.
Work
Intégration économique internationale > Aspect social.
Mondialisation > Aspect social.
Travail.
labor.
Society and social sciences.
Society and culture: general.
Social issues and processes.
Globalization.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
Labor
Globalization > Social aspects
International economic integration > Social aspects
Travail > Aspect social.
Globalization
Economics
Politics
Europe
Samfundsvidenskab > Økonomi.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Globalisation, restructuring and the flexibility discourse; 2 International political economy and global social change; 3 Producing hyperflexibility: the restructuring of work in Britain; 4 Producing flexi-corporatism: the restructuring of work in Germany; 5 The 'contested' firm: the restructuring of work and production in the international political economy; 6 Globalisation at work: unheard voices and invisible agency; Conclusion: an international political economy of work; Bibliography; Index.

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