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This readable, sociologically interpretive book focuses through the lens of stratification and inequality, on the global distribution of wealth and power, and how the world's societies interact with one another.

Social stratification --- Differentiations [Regional economic ] --- Disparités économiques régionales --- Imbalances [Regional economic ] --- Regional economic disparities --- Regionale economische verschillen --- Regionale verschillen [Economische ] --- Unequal economic development --- Economic history --- Regional economic disparities. --- -Regional economic disparities --- #SBIB:316.8H15 --- #SBIB:327.4H10 --- #SBIB:AANKOOP --- Differentiations, Regional economic --- Disparities, Regional economic --- Economic disparities, Regional --- Imbalances, Regional economic --- Variations, Regional economic --- Economic zoning --- Regional disparities --- Regional economics --- Regional planning --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Economics --- Welzijns- en sociale problemen: sociale ongelijkheid en armoede --- Ontwikkelingsproblematiek: algemeen --- #A9705PO --- E-books --- 1945 --- Economic history - 1945 --- -Economic history --- -Social stratification --- -Regional economic disparities.

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In the era of globalization and liberalization, the world is enjoying high growth as well as suffering from the ill-effects of unequal distribution of its economic outcomes. The activities of anti-government demonstrations in China and across the world via the Occupy Wall Street Movement highlight that inequality has become an international phenomenon. It is apparent in both poor countries under authoritarianism and rich countries governed by a democratic regime. Thus, inequality has become not only a hurdle to development but also a threat to social and political stability. The spread of the

Economic development --- Income distribution. --- Income --- Regional economic disparities. --- Social aspects. --- Regional disparities. --- Differentiations, Regional economic --- Disparities, Regional economic --- Economic disparities, Regional --- Imbalances, Regional economic --- Unequal economic development --- Variations, Regional economic --- Distribution of income --- Income inequality --- Inequality of income --- Economic zoning --- Regional disparities --- Regional economics --- Regional planning --- Regional economic disparities --- Distribution (Economic theory) --- Disposable income --- Income distribution --- Social aspects --- E-books

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This report provides a global overview of recent trends in employment, unemployment and labour force participation as well as different dimensions of job quality such as vulnerable employment and working poverty. The report covers all countries in the world and describes patterns in the main regions and sectors. It also presents projections for the period 2015-17 for employment and unemployment.

arbeidsmarkt --- E-books --- Employment (Economic theory) --- Unemployment --- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Labor market --- Employees --- Market, Labor --- Supply and demand for labor --- Markets --- Regional economic disparities --- Global Economic Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Subprime Mortgage Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Financial crises --- Joblessness --- Full employment policies --- Labor supply --- Manpower policy --- Underemployment --- Economics --- Regional disparities --- Supply and demand --- Regional disparities. --- Social aspects

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This edition takes stock of the current global labour market situation, assessing the most recent employment developments and forecasting unemployment levels in developed, emerging and developing countries. It also focuses on trends in job quality, paying particular attention to working poverty and vulnerable employment.

Employment (Economic theory) --- Unemployment --- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Labor market --- Employees --- Market, Labor --- Supply and demand for labor --- Markets --- Regional economic disparities --- Global Economic Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Subprime Mortgage Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Financial crises --- Joblessness --- Full employment policies --- Labor supply --- Manpower policy --- Underemployment --- Economics --- Regional disparities --- Supply and demand --- Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009) --- E-books --- arbeidsmarkt --- 331.6 --- Labor market. --- Social security. --- Insurance, Social --- Insurance, State and compulsory --- Social insurance --- Insurance --- Income maintenance programs --- Youth --- Unemployed youth --- Unemployed --- Employment --- Social security

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The process of globalization has had profound, often destabilizing, effects on space, at all levels (i.e. local, regional, national, international). This revealing book analyzes, both theoretically and empirically, the effects of globalization over space. It considers, through a dialogue among different paradigms, the ways in which space has become more important in the global economy. Globalization has been advocated as a way of shrinking time and space which will lead to a homogenized global market; a suggestion challenged in differing ways and with a variety of approaches b

Capitalism. --- Globalization. --- International economic relations. --- Regional economic disparities. --- Space in economics. --- Spatial economics --- Economics --- Regional economics --- Differentiations, Regional economic --- Disparities, Regional economic --- Economic disparities, Regional --- Imbalances, Regional economic --- Unequal economic development --- Variations, Regional economic --- Economic zoning --- Regional disparities --- Regional planning --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Foreign economic relations --- Interdependence of nations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Economic sanctions --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- Anti-globalization movement --- Market economy --- Profit --- Capital --- industrial --- district --- agglomeration --- economies --- regional --- innovation --- system --- competitive --- distinction --- transport