ISBN:
0415897637
,
9781136633478
,
9780415897631
,
9780203803394
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 332 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in development and society 28
Parallel Title:
Print version Global Trends and Regional Development
DDC:
337
Keywords:
Globalization Economic aspects
;
Globalization Social aspects
;
International economic integration
;
Regionalism
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
For millennia, contact between societies was limited to trade or wars, a situation that changed profoundly with the development of global markets serving industrialization. The outcome was the emergence of one global human civilization, and one common future that will depend on the capacity of individuals and societies to manage the potentials for social development. This edited collection is dedicated to the discussion of four global trends: upgrading the rationality of organizations, individualization, the spreading of instrumental activism and universalization of value-normative systems. Th
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Global Trends And Regional Development; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction: The Challenge Of Four Global Trends; Part I : Upgrading The Rationality Of Organizations; 2. Values And Interests In Processes Of Macro-regional Integration; 3. The European Union And Nafta As Models Of Regional Organization; 4. Contradictions In European Integration: A Global Perspective; 5. Regional Integration In East Asia As A Reaction To Global Challenges; Part Ii : Individualization; 6. Elitist Distinction And Globalization
Description / Table of Contents:
7. European Elites' Threat Perception And Preferences Concerning Crisis Management8. Individualization Under Precarious Conditions; 9. Globalization And The Transformation Of Gender Relations In Asia; Part Iii : Spreading Of Instrumental Activism; 10. Regional Varieties Of Global Inequalities: Reclaiming Space For Public Policies; 11. Changing Market Conditions And The Welfare State; 12. Globalization And Increasing Inequality In East Asia: The Case Of Japan And South Korea; 13. Social Fields Of Technological Innovations; Part Iv : Universalization Of Value-normative Systems
Description / Table of Contents:
14. Universalism, Particularism, And Moral Change: Refl Ections On The Value-normative Concepts Of The Social Sciences15. New Forms Of Refl Exive Ethnization: Value-normative Universalism And Ethnic Particularisms; 16. Universal Values And Geopolitical Interests: China And India In The Global Competition; 17. Neo-liberalism And Civil Society: Sweden And United States In Comparison; 18. Conclusion: Striking The Balance And Looking Forward; Contributors; Index
Description / Table of Contents:
upgrading the rationality of organizations, individualization, the spreading of instrumental activism and universalization of value-normative systems. Th
Description / Table of Contents:
Refl Ections On The Value-normative Concepts Of The Social Sciences15. New Forms Of Refl Exive Ethnization: Value-normative Universalism And Ethnic Particularisms; 16. Universal Values And Geopolitical Interests: China And India In The Global Competition; 17. Neo-liberalism And Civil Society: Sweden And United States In Comparison; 18. Conclusion: Striking The Balance And Looking Forward; Contributors; Index
Description / Table of Contents:
Spreading Of Instrumental Activism; 10. Regional Varieties Of Global Inequalities: Reclaiming Space For Public Policies; 11. Changing Market Conditions And The Welfare State; 12. Globalization And Increasing Inequality In East Asia: The Case Of Japan And South Korea; 13. Social Fields Of Technological Innovations; Part Iv : Universalization Of Value-normative Systems
Description / Table of Contents:
The Challenge Of Four Global Trends; Part I : Upgrading The Rationality Of Organizations; 2. Values And Interests In Processes Of Macro-regional Integration; 3. The European Union And Nafta As Models Of Regional Organization; 4. Contradictions In European Integration: A Global Perspective; 5. Regional Integration In East Asia As A Reaction To Global Challenges; Part Ii : Individualization; 6. Elitist Distinction And Globalization
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
