{"product_id":"offshoring-9780745664866","title":"Offshoring","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasive feature of contemporary societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An informative accounting of the consequences of an offshoring world and an impassioned critique of the offshored condition.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheory, Culture \u0026amp; Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Offshoring shines a light on yet another of the shadowy realms upon which contemporary capitalist normalities rest.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Urry writes with clarity and offers very useful examples to explain points.I would strongly recommend this book for teachers to purchase copies to be placed in their school\/college\/department libraries so that students can pursue the negative side of Globalisation in detail and be aware of lots of contemporary examples.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sociology Teacher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Exposing capitalism’s expanding economy of secrecy, John Urry reveals a terrifying picture of catastrophes waiting to happen, of global inequalities difficult to comprehend, and of human rights violations on an appalling scale. Sociology at its best, warning us of the worst. Offshoring should be required reading for all undergraduates.''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''This is one point of John Urry’s thought provoking book: the outside suggested by the concept of ‘offshoring’ no longer exists. Therefore politics of offshoring today are simultaneously domestic and global. And like Urry so excitingly does we have to ask: how can the ‘outsourced’ citizen of the world be included in decisions which affect their survival?''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eUlrich Beck, University of Munich\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 1: What is Offshoring?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 2: Secrets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 3: Work Offshored\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 4: Taxing Offshored\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 5: Leisure Offshored\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 6: Energy Offshored\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 7: Waste Offshored\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 8: Security Offshored\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 9: Out to Sea and Out of Sight\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChap 10: Bringing it all Back Home\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404413706583,"sku":"9780745664866","price":17.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745664866.jpg?v=1730486394","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/offshoring-9780745664866","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}