Overview
"Niagara Falling reveals what happens to a small community when it is forced into the global economy. This case study of the effects of ""globalization in reverse,"" when foreign-based companies operate in a community in the United States, takes the reader to Niagara, Wisconsin, where the primary employer is the local paper mill, currently owned by a new, foreign company. Miller examines whether and how local government, civic engagement, education, and the environment are affected by this reverse globalization. Has Niagara changed because its main employer is now a huge, multinational company based in Finland? Or are many of the changes it has experienced simply the result of the natural progression of a small town? Niagara Falling is an accessible work for sociology scholars and students alike."
Full Product Details
Author: Carol D. Miller
Publisher: Lexington Books
Imprint: Lexington Books
Dimensions:
Width: 16.60cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.80cm
Weight: 0.313kg
ISBN: 9780739121689
ISBN 10: 0739121685
Pages: 134
Publication Date: 27 August 2007
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Miller brilliantly describes changes in a company town over time, linking them to globalization and transformation in the compact between the state and civil society. By using multiple methodologies and situating the researcher in the community, she effectively develops theoretical lessons regarding the changes associated with multinational ownership of key industries and methodological lessons for carrying out case studies. Niagara Falling presents a compelling story for students and the general public.--Cornelia Butler Flora
Miller brilliantly describes changes in a company town over time, linking them to globalization and transformation in the compact between the state and civil society. By using multiple methodologies and situating the researcher in the community, she effectively develops theoretical lessons regarding the changes associated with multinational ownership of key industries and methodological lessons for carrying out case studies. Niagara Falling presents a compelling story for students and the general public.--Cornelia Butler Flora
Miller brilliantly describes changes in a company town over time, linking them to globalization and transformation in the compact between the state and civil society. By using multiple methodologies and situating the researcher in the community, she effectively develops theoretical lessons regarding the changes associated with multinational ownership of key industries and methodological lessons for carrying out case studies. Niagara Falling presents a compelling story for students and the general public. -- Cornelia Butler Flora
Author Information
Carol D. Miller is professor in the Department of Sociology and Archeology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
