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Globalisation and Human Welfare Vic George

Globalisation and Human Welfare By Vic George

Globalisation and Human Welfare by Vic George

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This thematically structured text offers an ideal introduction to the positive and negative effects of globalization on human welfare in industrial and developing societies. It pays special attention to the effects of globalization on ethnic and gender issues and concludes with an assessment of the possibilities of global social policy.

Globalisation and Human Welfare Summary

Globalisation and Human Welfare by Vic George

This thematically structured text offers an ideal introduction to the positive and negative effects of globalization on human welfare in industrial and developing societies. It documents the effects of globalization on economic growth, income distribution, poverty, education, health, social care and the environment. It pays special attention to the effects of globalization on ethnic and gender issues and concludes with an assessment of the possibilities of global social policy. It will appeal to undergraduates in the social sciences both as a basic text and a reference book.

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'...a pleasing introduction to the study of 'globalisation' as it relates to social policy and human welfare concerns.' - Nicola Yeats, Queen's University, Belfast, Social Policy

About Vic George

VIC GEORGE is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Kent and has taught at the Universities of Nottingham and Kent. He is an international figure in the field and has given lectures and seminars in USA, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and many European countries. He has written widely on theoretical and policy issues from national and comparative perspectives and is particularly interested in the areas of poverty, ideology and inequality.

PAUL WILDING is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Manchester, and has taught at the University of Nottingham, the University of Wales at Cardiff and the City University of Hon Kong. He is well-known for his work on ideological issues in social welfare, on professional power and welfare states, on general issues in social policy in the UK and on social policy in East Asia.

They are joint of authors of British Society and Social Welfare (Palgrave, 1999) and Welfare and Ideology (Prentice Hall, 1994).

Table of Contents

Introduction.- The Nature of Globalization.- Globalization, the State and Human Welfare.- Globalization and Human Welfare in Advanced Industrial Countries.- Globalisation and Human Welfare in Industrially Developing Countries.- Globalisation and Gender Inequalities.- Globalization, Migration and Ethnicity.- Global Social Policy Today.- The Future of Global Social Policy.- Bibliography.- Index.

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GOR003896402
9780333915677
0333915674
Globalisation and Human Welfare by Vic George
Vic George
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2002-04-12
256
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