Globalization and Children: Exploring Potentials for Enhancing Opportunities in the Lives of Children and Youth

by Natalie Hevener Kaufman

Book Overview

ALLISON JAMES Globalization seems to be the word on everyone's lips, with politicians as much as academics extolling its benefits as well as its contradictions. For some, globali- tion means, in practice, that whether in Bangkok or Boston, in London or Rio, as travelers from wealthy countries they can be sure to find the beer, the pizzas, and the jeans that they can at home; they can be both at home and away simulta- ously. For others, though, globalization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475776462
• ISBN13: 9781475776461
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"