A growing body of scholarship acknowledges the increasing influence of global forces on
social institutions and societies on multiple scales. We focus here on the role of globalization …

News about labor unions is usually pessimistic, focusing on declining membership and
failed campaigns. But there are encouraging signs that the labor movement is evolving its …

In the early decades of the twenty-first century, an international movement to slow the pace
of climate change mushroomed across the globe. The self-proclaimed Climate Justice …

Prescribed as a measure from international organizations such as the International
Monetary Fund and networks of creditors to manage debt, privatization of energy in Latin …

ISBN 978-987-722-634-8© Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales| Queda hecho
el depósito que establece la Ley 11723. El contenido de este libro expresa la posición de …

Abstract The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is (in) famous for its structural adjustment
programs, which provide fresh credit for borrowing governments in exchange for market …

In many develo** economies, a partial or full liberalization of the retail trade has
encouraged the establishment of supermarkets. This innovation and the consequent shifts in …

This paper examines how the pattern of investment in the Indian auto industry has changed.
The author argues that the industrial relations climate has been an important determinant of …

In the ongoing debates about privatization, it is often argued that those who oppose private
sector involvement in service delivery do not present concrete alternatives. There is some …

The transnational expansion of large retailers like Metro and Wal-Mart and its consequent
power shifts have caused trade unions in the company's host countries of their expansion to …