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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This is an insightful and intelligent examination of neo-liberal/corporate globalization and its effects on human well-being. Kirby identifies such forms of globalization as the primary cause of increasing rates of vulnerability and violence world-wide and argues, drawing on Polyani and others, for a conception of economics that is embedded in the social. In other words, the current system of neo-liberal globalization treats society (and individuals and the environment) as a means to an economic end (accumulation of wealth) rather than treating economics and accumulation as means to social ends (human health and well-being). Along the way, Kirby criticizes media conglomeration and consumerism. In fact, the book's primary weakness is that at times it seems to meander into topics that are only tangentially related, but he makes good use of summaries and conclusions to tie his tangents back to his argument. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
'Vulnerability' is now a key term in globalisation studies. It is used to describe how globalisation impacts on individual security, local communities and even global flows of trade, finance and investment. Yet there has been little attempt to interrogate the term and what it is trying to express about globalisation. Peadar Kirby examines what is really meant by 'vulnerability' and links it to new forms of violence that have resulted from decreased security and social cohesion. He argues that vulnerability and violence are characteristic features of a new world order dominated by neoliberal globalisation. Illustrating his argument with a wealth of examples taken from all over the world -- from the sudden collapse of the middle class in Argentina to increased levels of poverty internationally -- he offers a robust theoretical grounding that will be of use to anyone studying vulnerability and violence and their relation to contemporary globalisation. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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