Globalization and transformations of local socioeconomic practices [ - Schuerkens, Ulrike (New York : Routledge, 2008)
1. Transformations of local socio-economic practices in a global world : a theoretical approach and some empirical evidence from different world regions -- 2. Contradictions of social responsibility-(German) business elites and globalization -- 3. Negotiating neo-liberalism : free-market reform in Central and Eastern Europe -- 4. Mobilizing international auditing standards in arenas of political and economic change in Post-Soviet Russia -- 5. China's response to globalization : manufacturing Confucian values -- 6. The export of cultural commodities as impression management : the case of Thailand -- 7. Informal and formal economy in Caracas : street vending and globalization -- 8. Common roots, shared traits, joint prospects? On the articulation of multiple modernities in Benin and Haiti -- 9. Rethinking "free-trade" practices in contemporary Togo : women entrepreneurs in the global textile trade -- 10. Outcomes and perspectives
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Globalization -- Economic aspects; Globalization -- Social aspects; International economic relations -- Social aspects; International trade -- Social aspects