Part of a series on contemporary comparative politics, this volume on the internationalization of labor and its effect on traditional modes of national or regional based solidarity, examines
the effects of globalization on ideas about the welfare state and systems of labor security in several example states. The text explores changes in economics, worker solidarity, the language
and symbolism of labor, and institutional change at the state level, to examine the worldwide shift towards the political economy of individualism and away from collective power. M羹nch is a
professor of sociology at the University of Bamberg, Germany. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
