SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Nationstates, Economic Globalization, Gang Of Youths
8 May 2016
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Contemporary sociologists: some ideas presented by other theorists, class inequality, sklair: In his view, he sees the transnational capitalist class (controlling transnational corporations) as profiting enormously from the work of a global working class (cheap labour in various countries: giddens. Is much more interested in the class inequality that exists within various countries, and how it is affected by economic globalization. Interested in what"s happening to the global working class inside various countries. Sees transational corporations as moving to different countries around the world (move over the interest of profit) These companies say they will pick up and move to another country around the world who has even cheaper labour than the country their in currently so either you reduce your labour costs, or we"ll move locations. This has implications for the conditions of the working class (impacts their jobs and working conditions)
