Globalization and Human Welfare

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.

Vic George is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Kent.

Paul Wilding is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, University of Manchester.