` ... wide ranging in its disciplinary approach, and will be of interest to a similarly wide readership.' - Regional Studies
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List of figures and tables, Preface, Acknowledgements, 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. THE NEW INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF LABOUR: THE RESTRUCTURING AND FRAGMENTATION OF CAPITALISM, 3. ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CHANGES, 4. THE NATION STATE, 5. REGIONS AND BARGAINING POWER, 6. RESTRUCTURING OF STATE PROVISIONS: CASE STUDIES OF CHANGE, 7. HOME OWNERSHIP AND CONSUMPTION SECTORS, 8. LOCALITY AS A SOCIAL BASE, 9. REASSESSSMENT OF DEBATE AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Name index, Subject index
David C.Thorns is Reader in Sociology at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.