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