Globalization and Social Exclusion: A Transformationalist Perspective

by Munck,Ronaldo

• ISBN13: 9781565491922
• ISBN10: 1565491920
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-11-30
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner

Summary

* First book to study the intersection of globalization and social exclusion * This renowned author has published over 20 books on issues of globalization and development studies * Author directed the Globalization and Social Exclusion Unit at the University of Liverpool We inhabit a world of consequences and butterfly effects. When global economies integrate, what disintegrates as a result? The answer, Ronaldo Munck contends, is social equality. This is the first book to view globalization through the lens of social exclusion--defined as all the ways in which people are prevented from obtaining the necessities of life. To illustrate how globalization deepens the existing inequities of race, place, gender, and class, in both the global North and South, the author highlights disparities in living conditions; the feminization of poverty and the global sex trade; the effects of racism, migration, and multiculturalism; and the formation and political manifestations of social class. He boldly develops a politics and ethics of transformation to move us beyond social exclusion--even beyond mere social inclusion. He provides us with the tools to transform society from within, creating a more democratic and just global order.

Author Biography

Ronaldo Munck is currently working at the President's Office at Dublin City University as strategic director of the university's engagement with globalization and social development.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Abbreviations / Acronyms	xv
Globalization---Threat or Opportunity?	1	(20)
Economic Internationalization	1	(5)
Political Transformation	6	(5)
Social Impact	11	(4)
Global Governance	15	(4)
Conclusion	19	(2)
Social Exclusion---The New Poverty?	21	(20)
European Paradigm	21	(5)
Poverty and Development	26	(4)
Global Exclusion	30	(4)
Social Inclusion?	34	(4)
Conclusion	38	(3)
Global Integration / Social Disintegration	41	(20)
Patterns of Inequality	41	(6)
Structural Adjustment	47	(3)
Eastern Capitalism	50	(5)
Politics of Inequality	55	(3)
Conclusion	58	(3)
Global Places / Spaces of Exclusion	61	(20)
Global Cities	61	(4)
Poor Neighborhoods	65	(5)
Poor Countries	70	(4)
Global Social Policy	74	(5)
Conclusion	79	(2)
Gender and Global Inequality	81	(20)
Women and Informational Capitalism	81	(5)
The Feminization of Poverty	86	(4)
The Global Sex Trade	90	(5)
Global Feminism	95	(4)
Conclusion	99	(2)
Race, Migration, and Citizenship	101	(20)
The Color of Poverty	102	(4)
People on the Move	106	(5)
Global Apartheid	111	(5)
The New Citizenship	116	(3)
Conclusion	119	(2)
Class, Inequality, and Exclusion	121	(24)
Polarizing Dynamics	122	(4)
Global Inequalities	126	(6)
The Local and the Global	132	(6)
Complex Identities	138	(4)
Conclusion	142	(3)
Beyond Social Exclusion	145	(22)
Markets and Society	145	(5)
Governance and Control	150	(5)
Discourse and Contestation	155	(5)
Inclusion and Empowerment	160	(4)
Conclusion	164	(3)
References	167	(10)
About the Author	177	(2)
Index	179