Globalization and Emerging Societies Development and Inequality

In the setting of twenty-first century globalization this volume focuses on emerging societies, rather than emerging markets or powers. Adopting a sociological perspective, each#xA0;chapter focuses on development and social inequality in emerging societies, with contributions from#xA0;renowned international scholars.

JAN NEDERVEEN PIETERSE is Mellichamp Professor of Global Studies and Sociology, University of California Santa Barbara, USA, and University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. He has published extensively on globalization, development studies and cultural studies. His publications include: Ethnicities and Global Multiculture: Pants for an Octopus; Globalization or Empire?; Globalization and Culture: Global Mélange and Development Theory: Deconstructions/Reconstructions.

BOIKE REHBEIN is Director of the Global Studies Program at University of Freiburg, Germany. He has published widely on Southeast Asia, Bordieu and Globalization. 

Introduction: Development and Inequality; J.Nederveen Pieterse & B.Rehbein
Twenty-first Century Globalization: Global Sociology; J.Nederveen Pieterse
Rise of the Global South and Emerging Contours of a World Order; R.A.Palat
Globalization and Development: Learning from Debates in China; J.H.Mittelman
Internal Migration in Mainland China: Regional and World-Systemic Aspects; G.K.Trichur
Paradigm Shift in India: Analyzing the Impact of Liberalization and Globalization; A.Kumar
Are More People Becoming Vulnerable to Poverty? Evidence from Grassroots Investigations in Five Countries;  A.Krishna
Hierarchical Integration: The Dollar Economy and the Rupee Economy; A.Krishna & J.Nederveen Pieterse
Inequality, Culture and Globalization in Emerging Societies: Reflections on the Brazilian Case; J.A.Burity
Africa’s Engagement with China: Perpetuating the Class Project?; S.Naidu & J.Jansson
The Renaissance of Society: From Emerging Powers to Emerging Societies in a European Perspective; H.Schwengel
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