John V. OLoughlin Bücher

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. Polarization in Post-Industrial Societies: Social and Economic Roots and Consequences -- Chapter 2. Social Polarization in Post-Industrial London -- Chapter 3. Social Segmentation and Spatial Polarization in Greater Paris -- Chapter 4. Amsterdam: Urban Change and the Welfare State -- Chapter 5. Zürich Goes Global: Economic Restructuring, Social Conflicts and Polarization -- Chapter 6. Intra-Regional Polarization: Cities in the Ruhr Area, Germany -- Chapter 7. Economic Change, Immigration, and Social Polarization in Sydney -- Chapter 8. Resegregation within a Process of Desegregation: Social Polarization in Johannesburg -- Chapter 9. Economic Restructuring and Social Polarization in Toronto -- Chapter 10. New York City: Caribbean Immigration and Residential Segregation in a Restructured Global City -- Chapter 11. Economic Restructuring, Job Opportunities and Black Social Dislocation in Detroit -- Chapter 12. Ethnicity, Class, and the Economic Internationalization of Miami -- References -- Authors and Affiliations -- Subject Index

Balanced, authoritative, and up to date, this volume examines the profound effects of economic globalization on the well-being of individuals and communities in both developed and less-developed societies. Using a variety of research methods and conceptual tools, leading experts from a range of disciplines trace the complex interactions of globalization with social, political, and health and welfare processes around the world. Compelling findings are presented on "winners" and "losers" across national boundaries, regions, class and ethnic divisions, gender, and age; the ways in which different groups have mobilized to respond to globalization's challenges; and the important policy questions raised. Also considered is the crucial question of whether globalization can adequately be addressed from the perspective of contemporary social scientific theory, or whether it requires a new paradigm for analysis.