Global Political Economy in the Information Age

Download or read book Global Political Economy in the Information Age written by Gillian Youngs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: 20th-21st century imaginings and realities Section 1: Time/Space Frameworks 1. States and Markets: understanding geospatial time 2. Virtual Realities: exploring sociospatiality 3. The Political Economy of Time: historical time, speed and mobility Section 2: Borders and Inequality 4. Transcendence and Communication 5. Inequality as Driver 6. Embedding Patriarchy: feminism and inequality in the Internet era Section 3: Technofutures and Power 7. Complex Hegemony in the 21st Century: power and inequality Conclusion