Sociology of the Global SystemAims to establish the conceptual viability of the global system by presenting some sociological propositions about how it works, and why it works in the ways that it does. The book argues that in a world dominated by global capitalism, it is important to see social problems in a global context. |
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Towards a theory of transnational practices | 26 |
Corporations classes and consumerism | 52 |
Transnational practices in the Third World | 85 |
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