Globalisation and social change : people and places in a divided world / Diane Perrons.

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Analysing globalization and social change -- Measuring and theorizing inequality and uneven development -- Uneven geographical development within the global economy -- Theorizing uneven development -- Economic integration, new divisions of labour and gender relations -- The global division of labour and the feminization of employment -- The new global division of labour and the old industrial regions: Uneven regional development in the UK -- The new economy, globalization and geography -- The new economy and the digital divide: global and social divisions -- Living and working in superstar regions -- Shaping development -- Social reproduction and the state -- Globalization, participation and empowerment -- Conclusion: challenging the divided world.