Globalisation Contested(English, Paperback, Amoore Louise)

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Globalisation Contested(English, Paperback, Amoore Louise) is written by Amoore Louise and published by Manchester University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0719085705 (ISBN 10) and 9780719085703 (ISBN 13).

This exciting book, available in paperback for the first time, provides an illuminating account of contemporary globalisation that is grounded in actual transformations in the areas of production and the workplace. It reveals the social and political contests that give 'global' its meaning, by examining the contested nature of globalisation as it is expressed in the restructuring of work. Rejecting conventional explanations of globalisation as a process that automatically leads to transformations in working lives, or as a project that is strategically designed to bring about lean and flexible forms of production, this book advances an understanding of the social practices that constitute global change. Through case studies that span from the labour flexibility debates in Britain and Germany, to the strategies and tactics of corporations and workers, the author examines how globalisation is interpreted and experienced in everyday life. Contestation, she argues, is about more than just direct protests and resistances. It has become a central feature of the practices that enable or confound global restructuring. This book offers students and scholars of international political economy, sociology and industrial relations an innovative framework for the analysis of globalisation and the restructuring of work. An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.