Globalization and transformations of social inequality / edited by Ulrike Schuerkens.

Other author Schuerkens, Ulrike.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Routledge,
Descriptionxvi, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

SeriesRoutledge advances in sociology ; 53
Routledge advances in sociology ; 53. ^A505086
Contents Introduction : theoretical and empirical introduction : globalization and transformations of social inequality / Ulrike Schuerkens -- Mobilities as dimensions of social inequalities / Katharina Manderscheid -- Impact of remittances on income inequalities in Romania / Ana Maria Zamfir, Cristina Mocanu, Eva Militaru, and Speranta Pirciog -- Creating best performing nations in education : the case of the European Union's use of benchmarking / Susana Melo -- Gender, inequality, and globalization / Ilse Lenz -- Nicaragua : constructing the Bolivarian alliance for the peoples of our America (ALBA) / Thomas Muhr -- The transformation of the social issue : poverty, society, and the state / Anete Brito Leal Ivo and Ruthy Nadia Laniado -- Limits to the revitalization of labor : social movement unionism in Argentina / Ayse Serdar -- Communities : a lever for mitigating social tensions in urban China / Amandine Monteil -- Rising income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe : the influence of economic globalization and other social forces / Nina Bandelj and Matthew Mahutga -- Indian society and globalization : inequality and change / Gérard Djallal Heuzé -- Economic globalization and the empowerment of local entrepreneurs in Nigeria / Adeyinka Oladayo Bankole -- Poverty in Senegal : theoretical approaches and the manifestation of poverty in people's living conditions / François-Xavier de Perthuis de Laillevault and Ulrike Schuerkens.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009052035
ISBN9780415874823
ISBN0415874823