Globalization and Inequality: Subnational Differentials within Nation States
| dc.contributor.author | Keating, Michael D. | |
| dc.creator | Keating, Michael D. | |
| dc.date | 2008-05-02 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-05-08T13:50:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | NO_RESTRICTION | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-05-08T13:50:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-05-08T13:50:09Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis I examine the nation state’s place in the formulation and understanding of global income inequality. The literature is very conflicted on the directional relationship between neoliberal economic globalization and income inequality. I theorize that current measurements of inequality, which use countries as “units” of measurement, are insufficient. A subnational analysis of inequality shows varied rises and falls in inequality across a national space. The varied directional impacts of neoliberal economic globalization on income inequality in this paper helps to shed light on why there is so much conflict in the literature. I further argue that future analyses of income inequality should move beyond the state as a unit of analysis so that the true impacts of decentralized economic policies, government programs, and the overall effects of globalization can be understood by states, policy makers, and nongovernmental organizations. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1920/3003 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.subject | Inequality | |
| dc.subject | Globalization | |
| dc.subject | Neoliberal | |
| dc.subject | Brazil | |
| dc.subject | Mexico | |
| dc.subject | South Africa | |
| dc.title | Globalization and Inequality: Subnational Differentials within Nation States | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Political Science | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | George Mason University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Master's | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts in Political Science |