Regional Analysis and the New International Division of Labor: Applications of a Political Economy Approach
Moulaert, Frank; Salinas, P.W.
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paperback. Series: Population and Community Biology Series. Num Pages: 171 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296.
Throughout the world, a sense of crisis has settled in like a nightmare that refuses to leave. We look towards the horizon with apprehension. Major changes are afoot. Older industrial regions, once rich and powerful, stand by helplessly as factories close down. Poor countries are sliding into bankruptcy, unable even to feed their populations. In a few scattered enclaves, called ex port platforms, new manufacturing plants spring up overnight: they employ predominantly young, unmarried women and ship their products to unknown destinations overseas. Small companies are eaten up by bigger ones which, in turn, are absorbed by still larger conglomerates. ... Read more
Throughout the world, a sense of crisis has settled in like a nightmare that refuses to leave. We look towards the horizon with apprehension. Major changes are afoot. Older industrial regions, once rich and powerful, stand by helplessly as factories close down. Poor countries are sliding into bankruptcy, unable even to feed their populations. In a few scattered enclaves, called ex port platforms, new manufacturing plants spring up overnight: they employ predominantly young, unmarried women and ship their products to unknown destinations overseas. Small companies are eaten up by bigger ones which, in turn, are absorbed by still larger conglomerates. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
Series
Population and Community Biology Series
Number of Pages
171
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400974111
SKU
V9789400974111
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