The Politics of Globalisation and Polarisation
Maurice Mullard(Author)
Edward Elgar Publishing
Published on 24. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-1-84542-779-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book deals with the nature of contemporary globalisation. Maurice Mullard aims to show that globalisation is not an inescapable, unstoppable process somehow beyond human control, rather that it represents, and is being shaped by, a series of deliberate policy choices and policy decisions. The emphasis of this fascinating work is on how these policy choices are creating new forms of economic inequalities and also political elites that distort the democratic process.The mapping of winners and losers goes beyond the usual analysis of the rich North versus the poor South, by including an examination of the widening inequalities in the North and the emergence of new elites in the South. Policies of privatisation and liberalisation of water and electricity create new political elites. The author reveals the shift in the North towards multi national corporations with their emphasis on profits and stock market prices, while at the same time incomes for most employees have either stagnated or actually declined. The standard discourse on globalisation and market flexibility often blurs the issues of declining trade union influence and corporations moving to countries offering lower labour costs. Maurice Mullard herein attempts to rectify this imbalance.
The Politics of Globalisation and Polarisation is interdisciplinary and will therefore be relevant for academics and researchers of politics, social policy, public policy and economics. Scholars involved in globalisation will find this book to be a major contribution to the ongoing debate.
The Politics of Globalisation and Polarisation is interdisciplinary and will therefore be relevant for academics and researchers of politics, social policy, public policy and economics. Scholars involved in globalisation will find this book to be a major contribution to the ongoing debate.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84542-779-5 (9781845427795)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Maurice Mullard, Reader in Public and Social Policy, University of Hull, UK
Content
Contents: Preface 1. The Politics of Globalisation 2. Democracy, Citizenship and Globalisation 3. Globalisation and Models of Citizenship 4. The Relevance of Democracy 5. Mapping the Winners and the Losers 6. Globalisation and Empowerment 7. Policy Rhetoric and Policy Realities 8. Globalisation by Whom and for Whom? 9. Conclusions References Index