Localist Movements In A Global Economy
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Localist Movements In A Global Economy
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Author : David J. Hess
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2009
Localist Movements In A Global Economy written by David J. Hess and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.
Since the 1990s, more than 100 local business organizations have formed in the United States, and there are growing efforts to build local ownership in the retail, food, energy, transportation, and media industries. In this first social science study of localism, Hess adopts an interdisciplinary approach that combines theoretical reflection, empirical research, and policy analysis. His perspective is not that of an uncritical localist advocate; he draws on his new empirical research to assess the extent to which localist policies can address sustainability and justice issues.
No Local
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Author : Greg Sharzer
language : en
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2012-04-27
No Local written by Greg Sharzer and has been published by John Hunt Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-27 with Political Science categories.
Can making things smaller make the world a better place? No Local takes a critical look at localism, an ideology that says small businesses, ethical shopping and community initiatives like gardens and farmers’ markets can stop corporate globalization. These small acts might make life better for some, but they don’t challenge the drive for profit that’s damaging our communities and the earth. No Local shows how localism’s fixation on small comes from an outdated economic model. Growth is built into capitalism. Small firms must play by the same rules as large ones, cutting costs, exploiting workers and damaging the environment. Localism doesn’t ask who controls production, allowing it to be co-opted by governments offloading social services onto the poor. At worst, localism becomes a strategy for neoliberal politics, not an alternative to it. No Local draws on political theory, history, philosophy and empirical evidence to argue that small isn’t always beautiful. Building a better world means creating local social movements that grow to challenge, not avoid, market priorities.
The New Localism
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Author : Edward G. Goetz
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 1993-10-07
The New Localism written by Edward G. Goetz and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-10-07 with Science categories.
How have local economic conditions been affected by the emergence of a global economy? What changes, if any, have local political authorities made to counterbalance the new emphasis on world interests? Comprehensive and timely, this book answers these and other vital questions by exploring local political restructuring in the face of massive global economic change.
Undone Science
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Author : David J. Hess
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2016-09-30
Undone Science written by David J. Hess and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-30 with Social Science categories.
A theoretical integration of science and technology studies and social movement studies that finds both common ground and “undone” research. As the fields of social movement studies (SMS) and science and technology studies (STS) have diversified in topical focus, they have moved closer to each other. SMS has turned toward the study of nonstate targets and institutionalized repertoires of action, just as STS has turned to expertise and publics. In Undone Science, David Hess argues that a theoretical integration of core concepts in the two fields is now possible, and he presents just such a synthesis. Hess focuses on industrial transition movements—mobilized counterpublics of activists, advocates, entrepreneurs, and other agents of change—and examines several areas of common ground between the two fields relevant to these movements. His account reveals the problem of “undone science”—areas of research potentially valuable to the goals of industrial transition movements that have been systematically ignored. Each chapter begins with a problem in SMS, discusses the relevant STS literature, describes new concepts and findings that have emerged, and offers applications to examples that range from nanotechnology and climate science denialism to conflicts based on race, class, and gender. Topics include the epistemic dimension of the political opportunity structure, networks of counterpublic knowledge, and regime resistance in industrial transition.
Globalism Localism And Identity
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Author : Timothy O'Riordan
language : en
Publisher: Earthscan
Release Date : 2001
Globalism Localism And Identity written by Timothy O'Riordan and has been published by Earthscan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Business & Economics categories.
Distinguished international contributors look at the rapidly changing relationship between globalism and localism, through a range of European case studies. Global economic and social forces are affecting everyone, but their influence is shaped by local identity - history, governance, community cohesion. The different patterns of change and the explanations for them are displayed and explained in this volume. It makes an original and important contribution to the study of contemporary societies.
Alternative Pathways In Science And Industry
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Author : David J. Hess
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2007-03-16
Alternative Pathways In Science And Industry written by David J. Hess and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-16 with Science categories.
In Alternative Pathways in Science and Industry, David Hess examines how social movements and other forms of activism affect innovation in science, technology, and industry. Synthesizing and extending work in social studies of science and technology, social movements, and globalization, Hess explores the interaction of grassroots environmental action and mainstream industry and offers a conceptual framework for understanding it. Hess proposes a theory of scientific and technological change that considers the roles that both industry and grassroots consumers play in setting the research agenda in science and technology, and he identifies "alternative pathways" by which social movements can influence scientific and technological innovation. He analyzes four of these pathways: industrial opposition movements, organized against targeted technologies (as in the campaign against nuclear energy); technology- and product-oriented movements, which press for alternatives (as does the organic food movement); localism, which promotes local ownership (as in "buy-local" campaigns); and access pathways, which support a more equitable distribution of resources. Within each pathway, Hess examines reforms in five different areas: agriculture, energy, waste and manufacturing, infrastructure, and finance. The book's theoretical argument and empirical evidence demonstrate the complex pattern of incorporation (of grassroots innovations) and transformation (of alternative ownership structures and the alternative products themselves) that has characterized the relationship of industry and activism. Hess's analysis of alternative pathways to change suggests ways economic organizations could shift to a more just and sustainable course in the twenty-first century.
Globalization And Resistance
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Author : Jackie Smith
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2002-08-15
Globalization And Resistance written by Jackie Smith and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-15 with Political Science categories.
Globalization and Resistance brings together cutting-edge theory and research about how global economics and politics alter the way ordinary people engage in contentious political action. The cases range from nineteenth-century Irish immigrant networks, to protests against World Bank projects in the Amazon, to contemporary transnational organizing for the environment, to the 'battle of Seattle.' The volume illuminates the reciprocal effects between globalization processes and social movements.
The New Localism
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Author : Edward Glenn Goetz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The New Localism written by Edward Glenn Goetz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Economic development categories.
A comprehensive exploration of local political restructuring in the face of massive global economic change. Prominent urban scholars cover the privatization of local politics, the emergence of local economic and social activism, and increased competition on both local and national levels in such diverse political settings as the US, the UK, Eastern.
Good Green Jobs In A Global Economy
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Author : David J. Hess
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2012-09-21
Good Green Jobs In A Global Economy written by David J. Hess and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-21 with Business & Economics categories.
An examination of the politics of green jobs that foresees a potential ideological shift away from neoliberalism toward “developmentalism.” Good Green Jobs in a Global Economy is the first book to explore the broad implications of the convergence of industrial and environnmental policy in the United States. Under the banner of “green jobs,” clean energy industries and labor, environmental, and antipoverty organizations have forged “blue-green” alliances and achieved some policy victories, most notably at the state and local levels. In this book, David Hess explores the politics of green energy and green jobs, linking the prospect of a green transition to tectonic shifts in the global economy. He argues that the relative decline in U.S. economic power sets the stage for an ideological shift, away from neoliberalism and toward “developmentalism,” an ideology characterized by a more defensive posture with respect to trade and a more active industrial policy. After describing federal green energy initiatives in the first two years of the Obama administration, Hess turns his attention to the state and local levels, examining demand-side and supply-side support for green industry and local small business. He analyzes the successes and failures of green coalitions and the partisan patterns of support for green energy reform. This new piecemeal green industrial policy, Hess argues, signals a fundamental challenge to anti-interventionist beliefs about the relationship between the government and the economy.
Urban Movements In A Globalising World
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Author : Pierre Hamel
language : en
Publisher: London : Routledge
Release Date : 2000
Urban Movements In A Globalising World written by Pierre Hamel and has been published by London : Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.
This collection deals with the transformation of urban movements in these new social, economic and political environments.