In the setting of twenty-first century globalization this volume focuses on emerging societies, rather than emerging markets or powers. Adopting a sociological perspective, each chapter focuses on development and social inequality in emerging societies, with contributions from renowned international scholars.Introduction: Development and Inequality; J.Nederveen Pieterse& B.Rehbein Twenty-first Century Globalization: Global Sociology; J.Nederveen Pieterse Rise of the Global South and Emerging Contours of a World Order; R.A.Palat Globalization and Development: Learning from Debates in China; J.H.Mittelman Internal Migration in Mainland China: Regional and World-Systemic Aspects; G.K.Trichur Paradigm Shift in India: Analyzing the Impact of Liberalization and Globalization; A.Kumar Are More People Becoming Vulnerable to Poverty? Evidence from Grassroots Investigations in Five Countries; A.Krishna Hierarchical Integration: The Dollar Economy and the Rupee Economy; A.Krishna & J.Nederveen Pieterse Inequality, Culture and Globalization in Emerging Societies: Reflections on the Brazilian Case; J.A.Burity Africa's Engagement with China: Perpetuating the Class Project?; S.Naidu & J.Jansson The Renaissance of Society: From Emerging Powers to Emerging Societies in a European Perspective; H.Schwengel Bibliography
'This original collection offers a novel perspective: that of emerging societies and global inequalities. It is comprehensive yet focused; comparative yet cumulative; interdisciplinary yet cohesive. It presents a range of critical voices from and about the global South yet cautions that not all countries and sectors will benefit: only some capitalisms and communities will thrive as the BRICs supersede the dominance of the G-8.' - Timothy M Shaw, Professor & Director, Institute of International Relations at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
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