1. Introduction: Political Economy of Globalization -- 2. Transformation of Labour Market and Gender Patterns of Work -- 3. Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Issues and Controversies -- 4. CSR and Home-Based Work: Conceptualizing Social Responsibility in Global Market Economy -- 5. Dilemmas...

This book explores the restructuring of the labour market and the opportunities that have resulted from economic globalization. The historical, political, geographical, and social relationships that female workers have had within the production process and the politics of work are examined to...

1. Einführung -- 2. Konsum: Unterschiedliche Perspektiven und akademische Aufgaben -- 3. Konsum in der Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte -- 4. Konsum, Lebensstile und Geschmack -- 5. Auffälliger Konsum -- 6. Kultur, Werbung und Konsum -- 7. Geschlecht und soziale Beziehungen des Konsums -- 8....