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Global inequalities / York W. Bradshaw and Michael Wallace.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Sociology for a new centuryPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Pine Forge Press, 1996.Description: xv, 223 p. ; ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 080399060X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.9 BRA
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Contents:
Stories from Around the World 1 A Few of the Players 2 Using Sociology to Study Global Inequalities 8 Questioning Assumptions 10 How This Book Is Organized 14 Chapter 2 An Unequal World 15 Other Forms of Inequality 20 A World of Changes and Contradictions 26 Economic Growth and a High Level of Equality ? The Japanese Case 101 Inequality in South Korea Hong Kong Taiwan and Singapore 103 From Mao Jackets to Calvin Klein Jeans 106 A Land of Paradox 108 Moving Beyond the Graveyard of Vietnam 111 Asia in Theoretical Perspective 115 United or Divided ? 121 Why 1989? 125 Conclusions 37 Chapter 3 Constructing a Model of Global Inequalities 39 Blaming the Victim 40 Blaming Outside Actors 44 Combining External and Internal Explanation of Global Inequality 53 Application to World Regions 56 A Continued Decline? 59 A Brief Look 61 Contemporary Life in Africa 64 Strong Societies and Weak States 67 The Persistence of Grinding Poverty 68 Battles for the Body 71 Presidents for LifeSort Of 75 Becoming Irrelevant to Others 79 Reduced to Symbols 83 Africa in Theoretical Perspective 85 An Emerging Giant 91 Magic Dragons ? 94 Late Industrialization 96 The Rhetoric Is Unity What Is the Reality ? 129 Benevolent or Burdensome ? 136 The Dark Side of Europe 142 The Return of Little Hitlers 144 The Roller Coaster of War 150 Europe in Theoretical Perspective 153 Reinventing Ourselves 157 Environmental Apocalypse Now? 158 Is Sustainable Growth Possible ? 167 A Question of Sovereignty 168 Economic Consolidation in the Americas 177 The Americas in Theoretical Perspective 186 Chapter 8 Creating a Better World 189 Creating Positive Changes 190 What Is Justified ? 196 What Individuals Can Do 200 References 205 Index 215 Copyright
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Stories from Around the World
1
A Few of the Players
2
Using Sociology to Study Global Inequalities
8
Questioning Assumptions
10
How This Book Is Organized
14
Chapter 2 An Unequal World
15
Other Forms of Inequality
20
A World of Changes and Contradictions
26
Economic Growth and a High Level of Equality ? The Japanese Case
101
Inequality in South Korea Hong Kong Taiwan and Singapore
103
From Mao Jackets to Calvin Klein Jeans
106
A Land of Paradox
108
Moving Beyond the Graveyard of Vietnam
111
Asia in Theoretical Perspective
115
United or Divided ?
121
Why 1989?
125

Conclusions
37
Chapter 3 Constructing a Model of Global Inequalities
39
Blaming the Victim
40
Blaming Outside Actors
44
Combining External and Internal Explanation of Global Inequality
53
Application to World Regions
56
A Continued Decline?
59
A Brief Look
61
Contemporary Life in Africa
64
Strong Societies and Weak States
67
The Persistence of Grinding Poverty
68
Battles for the Body
71
Presidents for LifeSort Of
75
Becoming Irrelevant to Others
79
Reduced to Symbols
83
Africa in Theoretical Perspective
85
An Emerging Giant
91
Magic Dragons ?
94
Late Industrialization
96
The Rhetoric Is Unity What Is the Reality ?
129
Benevolent or Burdensome ?
136
The Dark Side of Europe
142
The Return of Little Hitlers
144
The Roller Coaster of War
150
Europe in Theoretical Perspective
153
Reinventing Ourselves
157
Environmental Apocalypse Now?
158
Is Sustainable Growth Possible ?
167
A Question of Sovereignty
168
Economic Consolidation in the Americas
177
The Americas in Theoretical Perspective
186
Chapter 8 Creating a Better World
189
Creating Positive Changes
190
What Is Justified ?
196
What Individuals Can Do
200
References
205
Index
215
Copyright