{"product_id":"grounding-globalization-9781444399844","title":"Grounding Globalization","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Winner of the 2009 Distinguished Scholarly Monograph Prize, awarded by the American Sociological Association Labor and Labor Movements section* Claims have been made on the emergence of a new labour internationalism in response to the growing insecurity created by globalization. However, when persons face conditions of insecurity they often turn inwards. The book contains a warning and a sign of hope. Some workers become fatalistic, even xenophobic. Others are attempting to globalize their own struggles. Examines the claim that a new labour internationalism is emerging by grounding the book in evidence, rather than assertion Analyzes three distinct places Orange, Australia; Changwon, South Korea; and Ezakheni, South Africa and how they dealt with manufacturing plants undergoing restructuring Explores worker responses to rising levels of insecurity and examines preconditions for the emergence of counter-movements to such insecurities Highlights the significance of 'place' and 'scale', and demonstrates how the restructuring of multi-national corporations, and worker responses to this, connect the two concepts\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53652025999639,"sku":null,"price":2616.48,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6918\/8119\/files\/9781444399844.jpg?v=1783596856","url":"https:\/\/payment.letskitaboo.com\/ur\/products\/grounding-globalization-9781444399844","provider":"Kitaboo One eStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}