Globalisation Contested: An International Political Economy of Work - Brossura

Amoore, Louise

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ISBN 10: 0719085705 ISBN 13: 9780719085703

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2011

Riassunto

This exciting book, available in paperback for the first time, provides an illuminating account of contemporary globalization that is grounded in actual transformations in the areas of production and the workplace. It 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.Rejecting conventional explanations of globalization as a process that automatically leads to transformations in working lives, or as a project that is strategically designed to bring about lean and flexible forms of production, this book advances an understanding of the social practices that constitute global change. Through case studies that span from the labor flexibility debates in Britain and Germany, to the strategies and tactics of corporations and workers, the author examines how globalization is interpreted and experienced in everyday life. Contestation, she argues, is about more than just direct protests and resistances. It has become a central feature of the practices that enable or confound global restructuring.This book offers students and scholars of international political economy, sociology and industrial relations an innovative framework for the analysis of globalisation and the restructuring of work.

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Recensione

'This book belongs to a growing current of work which questions some of the more sweeping claims made by some writers on globalisation. The treatment is original, and the perspective an important one in the academic debate. This is a valuable and well-researched study which should quickly establish itself within the IPE literature.' --Andrew Gamble, University of Sheffield

L'autore

Louise Amoore is Deputy Head of the Department of Geography at the University of Durham.

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• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0719085705
• ISBN 13: 9780719085703
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 193