Egalitarian Politics in the Age of Globalization

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction: Globalization and the Double-Movement Hypothesis

   • Craig N. Murphy

   Pages 1-6

3. Class, Gender and the Politics of Neoliberal Globalization in the USA

   • Mark Rupert

   Pages 7-35

4. Egalitarian Social Movements in Western Europe: Can They Survive Globalization and the Economic and Monetary Union?

   • Joel Krieger

   Pages 36-50

5. Latin America in an Age of Inequality: Confronting the New ‘Utopia’

   • William I. Robinson

   Pages 51-76

6. Engendering Change through Egalitarian Movements: The African Experience

   • Filomina C. Steady

   Pages 77-95

7. Egalitarian Responses in Postcommunist Russia

   • Jane Dawson

   Pages 96-123

8. Nonsocial Movements and Social Nonmovements in China

   • Marc Blecher

   Pages 124-144

9. Capital, Crisis and Chaos: Indonesia and Malaysia in a Globalizing Era

   • Christine B. N. Chin, Sylvia C. Tiwon

   Pages 145-173

10. Migrant Workers’ Movements in Japan and South Korea

    • Katharine H. S. Moon

    Pages 174-204

11. Conclusion: Pinpointing the Significance of Women’s Empowerment, Recognizing Political Opportunities, Anticipating Transnational Coalitions

    • Craig N. Murphy

    Pages 205-211

12. Back Matter

    Pages 212-248

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In recent years women's movements and democracy movements appear to have been more successful in promoting social equality than labour movements or development movements. Wage gaps between men and women have narrowed. New democracies have flourished. Yet, gaps between the rich and poor remain. Do differences in organization and strategy account for the differences in outcomes? Through in-depth studies of the United States, Eastern and Western Europe, Latin America, Africa, China, and north- and southeast Asia the contributors to this volume provide some thought-provoking answers.

• empowerment
• Europe
• globalization
• development policy

• Wellesley College, USA

  Craig N. Murphy

MARC BLECHER Professor of Politics, Oberlin College CHRISTINE B.N. CHIN Assistant Professor of International Relations, American University, Washington, D.C. JANE DAWSON Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon JOEL KRIEGER Norma Wilentz Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College KATHERINE H.S. MOON Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College WILLIAM I. ROBINSON Assistant Professor of Sociology, New Mexico State University MARK A. RUPERT Associate Professor of Political Science, Syracuse University FILOMENA CHIOMA STEADY Professor of Chair of African Studies, Wellesley College SYLVIA C. TIWON Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley

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