A Sociology of Global Chaos?
February 16, 2010 by SocProf and tagged Economic Sociology, Economy, Embeddedness, Failed States, Global Governance, Globalization, Risk Society, Sociology
The dominant mythical narrative of globalization (a la Tom Friedman) is one where the Global North is politically stable, economically prosperous and culturally modern as opposed to an overpopulated, politically corrupt, economically under-developed and socially chaotic Global South. As such, the Global North could dictate economic policies to the Global South through institutions of global governance such as the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO. With the US and European-led recession and the collapse of Greece, it might be time to revise that narrative.
Will Hutton:
Don’t laugh at Europe’s woes. The travails facing Greece are also ours | Will Hutton | Comment is free | The Observer via kwout
Immanuel Wallerstein:
Is it any wonder that the neoliberal state is largely a repressive and war-making state “thriving” in the global risk society.
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