Western Capitalism in Transition

Global Processes, Local Challenges
Herausgeber: Andreotti, Alberta; Kazepov, Yuri; Benassi, David

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Produktbeschreibung

Over the last thirty years capitalism in the West has undergone a process of radical change that has erased the world we knew during the post-war 'Golden Age'. Processes of globalisation and financialisation, coupled with mass migration, demographic transitions and the pressures on the welfare state, have brought about steep increases in inequality and a polarisation between winners and losers that challenges the very nature of citizenship. The redefinition of class structure and the transformation of existing patterns of social inclusion have both had a profound impact on the social fabric. This book explores - from different disciplinary perspectives - how Western capitalism has changed, and the consequences of these changes for individuals' lives and communities. The argument throughout is framed by Karl Polanyi's theories regarding the embeddedness of the economic in the social, and the dynamic relationship between these two aspects. Specific areas of change are discussed under five headings: the transform tions of global capitalism; welfare capitalism and rights; citizenship and migration; cities and urban transformation; and segregation and the spatial dimensions of poverty. The international array of contributors take into consideration the interplay of micro and macro factors to produce a developed analysis. Chapters focus on the uneven effects of capitalism, on the manifold social conflicts that are emerging and on the potential for the defensive mobilisation of individuals and social movements. By combining theory and empirical analysis and adopting a comparative perspective, the authors provide insights into the dynamics of change and the resulting winners and losers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9781526122414
• ISBN-10: 1526122413
• Artikelnr.: 48031798

Autorenporträt

Alberta Andreotti is Associate Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Milan-Bicocca David Benassi is Associate Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Milan-Bicocca Yuri Kazepov is Professor of Urban Sociology at the University of Vienna

Inhaltsangabe

Framing the issues at stake 1 Western capitalism in transition: global
processes, local challenges - Alberta Andreotti, David Benassi, Yuri
Kazepov 2 A child of its times: the "new urban sociology" in context and
its legacy - Michael Harloe Part I: The transformations of global
capitalism 3 Abstract from the concrete: capitalism spiralling out of
control - David Harvey 4 Rethinking social reproduction in an era of the
dominance of finance capital - Gavin Smith 5 On the social (dis)embedding
of the economy in a local context: where anthropology and sociology share
metaphors as analytical tools - Simone Ghezzi Part II: Welfare capitalism
and rights 6 The underclass and international comparison, variety and
universalism - Jean-Claude Barbier 7 Welfare migration and civic
stratification: Britain's emergent rights regime - Lydia Morris 8 The
Mediterranean welfare states between recalibration and change in the
cultural paradigm - Nicola Negri and Chiara Saraceno Part III: Citizenship
and migration 9 Deconstructing labour demand: implications for low wage
employment - Saskia Sassen 10 International migrations and the
Mediterranean - Enrico Pugliese 11 Cities under economic austerity: the
return of citizenship claims - Marisol García Part IV: Cities and urban
transformations 12 The sense of touch - Richard Sennett 13 Urban disorder
and the transformation of global governance - Sophie Body-Gendrot 14 Urban
political economy beyond convergence: robust but differentiated unequal
European cities - Patrick Le Galès Part V: Segregation and the spatial
dimension of poverty 15 The spatial dimension of poverty - Susan S.
Fainstein and Norman Fainstein 16 Urban segregation, inequalities and local
welfare: the challenges of neoliberalisation - Marco Oberti and Edmond
Préteceille 17 Urban poverty and social cohesion: lessons from Naples -
Enrica Morlicchio Perspectives on the future of western capitalism 18 The
double movement and the perspectives of contemporary capitalism - Enzo
Mingione Index