Overview
Masterfully closes the trilogy of books by the same author, which includes Authoritatianism and How to Counter it, and Automation and Human Solidarity
Successfully combines in depth scholarly analysis with the existential concerns of the reader
Frames both the global and local orders that are now impacted by ‘systems failures' within neoliberalism
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
This book addresses the disintegration of collective units of all kinds, under the twin pressures of economic globalisation and technological automation. At the level of super-states, the constituent nations of the European Union and the former Soviet Union, and of the United Kingdom, have demonstrated this dynamic; and their constituent groups, associations and communities have done so too. The author analyses the causes and consequences of these processes, at the global, national and local levels, the significance of increased mobility and migration, and the politics of resistance to some damaging effects. He recommends ways in which public policy can offset some of the latter, including radical changes in tax-benefits systems, already being trialled in several countries worldwide.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Bill Jordan is Honorary Professor of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Plymouth, UK. He has authored more than 25 books on politics, economic and social policy, social work and migration, including Authoritarianism and How to Counter It (2020) and Automation and Human Solidarity (2020). He held visiting professorships in the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Age of Disintegration
Book Subtitle: The Politics and Economics of Division
Authors: Bill Jordan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41445-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to SpringerNature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41444-3Published: 24 March 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-41445-0Published: 23 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 92
Topics: Political Theory, Social Policy, Migration, Democracy