Overview

Globalization has become one of the dominant ideas of the beginning of the 21st century. However, is the debate on globalization as global as it ought to be? In this book Richard Grant and John Rennie Short have brought together prominent experts in the field to consider how globalization affects marginalized countries and groups. A variety of case studies provides an assessment of the issue of globalization and offers a fresh look at the relationship between the global and the local.

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Author:   R. Grant ,  J. Short
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780333964323

ISBN 10:   0333964322
Pages:   215
Publication Date:   08 October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Notes on the Contributors List of Acronyms PART I: THEORETICAL THREADS ON GLOBALIZATION Globalization: An Introduction; J.Rennie Short & R.Grant Globalization and the Formation of Claims; S.Sassen Opposition and Resistance to Globalization; R.Robertson Subduing Globalization: The Challenge of the Indigenization Movement; M.Boroujerdi PART II: GLOBALIZATION ON THE MARGINS Globalization or Localization? Rural Advertising in India; T.K.Bhatia Speaking from the Margins: 'Postmodernism,' Transnationalism and the Imagining of Contemporary Indian Urbanity; A.D.King PART III: GLOBALIZATION IN THE MARGINS Globalization and Women at the Urban Margins: Gender and Resistance in the Information Sector of Peru; M.Hays-Mitchell Migrant Communities in Accra: Marginalizing the Margins; D.Pellow Foreign Companies and Margins: Evidence from Accra, Ghana; R.Grant The Effects of Economic Globalization in the Margins: Land Use and Land Values in Mumbai; J.Nijman Globalization and Financial Crises in Seoul; Y.Kim Conclusions: Ordering a Chaotic Concept from the Margins; R.Grant & J.Rennie Short Index

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RICHARD GRANT is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Regional Studies at the University of Miami, Florida. His research interests include economic globalization, cities in the less-developed world and global trade policy. - JOHN RENNIE SHORT is Professor of Geography at Maxwell School, Syracuse University. His many publications include Global Dimensions, Place and the Contemporary World, Representing the Republic, Alternative Geographies, Globalization and the City and New Worlds, New Geographies.

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