This book considers the transformative impact of global trade and production networks on local economies, work and labour organization, and various forms and meanings of 'community'. It examines the socio-economic transformation in Asia and the restructuring of manufacturing industries, ports and the information technology sector.
This book considers the transformative impact of global trade and production networks on local economies, work and labour organization, and various fo...
Much of the discussion of India in the public sphere has focused on economic policy settings and restructuring, annual growth rates, trade relations and the nation s status as an economic and political actor within the international system. This collection considers other dimensions of socio-economic transformation in India and its profound impact on society and nature. While economic and ecological fragility are now very apparently problems of a global scale they are nevertheless grounded and experienced at the local scale where vulnerable and marginal people located in the urban...
Much of the discussion of India in the public sphere has focused on economic policy settings and restructuring, annual growth rates, trade relation...