Global Modernization Review
New Discoveries and Theories Revisited
Business & Finance, Economics, Urban & Regional, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, City Planning & Urban Development
| Author: | Alberto Martinelli, Chuanqi He | ISBN: | 9789814616089 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company | Publication: | February 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | WSPC | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alberto Martinelli, Chuanqi He |
| ISBN: | 9789814616089 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company |
| Publication: | February 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | WSPC |
| Language: | English |
Modernization has effected a profound change in human civilizations and is a global trend since the 18th century. It includes not only the great change and transformation from traditional to modern politics, economies, societies and cultures, but also all human development and protection of the natural environment. Almost all nations in the world are undergoing some kind of modernization consciously or unconsciously, and the modernization drive can also be set as a national goal if they will. The first International Modernization Forum: Modernization and Global Change was held in Beijing in 2013. This volume, emanating from invaluable discussions at the forum, covers research on global modernization, multiple modernities, modernization theory, modernization science, modernization policy, and world modernization indexes.
Global Modernization Review offers a collective understanding of the modernization phenomenon and provides invaluable guidance for further study, and significant international and interdisciplinary cooperation for researches on modernization.
Contents:
- Modernization Theory Reconsidered
- Modernization and World Economy
- Modernization and Social Change
- Modernization and Environment Change
- Modernization and Regional Development
- Modernization and Urbanization
Readership: Academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in modernization, urbanization, developmental economics, environmental economics and international relations.
Key Features:
- The first comprehensive book on the global modernization
- Written by top scholars on global modernization from 14 countries including the United States, Italy, Germany, China, Russia etc.
Modernization has effected a profound change in human civilizations and is a global trend since the 18th century. It includes not only the great change and transformation from traditional to modern politics, economies, societies and cultures, but also all human development and protection of the natural environment. Almost all nations in the world are undergoing some kind of modernization consciously or unconsciously, and the modernization drive can also be set as a national goal if they will. The first International Modernization Forum: Modernization and Global Change was held in Beijing in 2013. This volume, emanating from invaluable discussions at the forum, covers research on global modernization, multiple modernities, modernization theory, modernization science, modernization policy, and world modernization indexes.
Global Modernization Review offers a collective understanding of the modernization phenomenon and provides invaluable guidance for further study, and significant international and interdisciplinary cooperation for researches on modernization.
Contents:
- Modernization Theory Reconsidered
- Modernization and World Economy
- Modernization and Social Change
- Modernization and Environment Change
- Modernization and Regional Development
- Modernization and Urbanization
Readership: Academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in modernization, urbanization, developmental economics, environmental economics and international relations.
Key Features:
- The first comprehensive book on the global modernization
- Written by top scholars on global modernization from 14 countries including the United States, Italy, Germany, China, Russia etc.
