Conceptualising globalisation: fossil energy, global finance and the labour market

Modern globalisation can best be described as a process of expansion and acceleration whereby production, labour and the conditions of life in all regions of the world influence each other. These effects result from the massive use of fossil energy. The imminent shortage of fossil energy (‘Peak Oil’...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elmar Altvater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pluto Journals 2007-06-01
Series:Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/workorgalaboglob.1.2.0005