Offshoring

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The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens hasbrought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as JohnUrry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much morepervasive feature of contemporary societies. These often secretiveactivities offshore also involve relations of work, finance,pleasure, waste, energy and security. Powerful and pervasiveoffshore worlds have been generated, posing huge challenges bothfor governments and for citizens. This book documents the various patterns of offshoring D ofthe economy, sociability, politics and the environment. In eachcase, offshoring generates new patterns of power, reduces theresponsibilities of the powerful 'offshore class', and limits theconditions for democratic governance. Offshore, out of sight, overthe horizon are some of the troubling processes and metaphors bywhich much life has been rendered opaque and dependent upon secretsand lies. By analysing these patterns and processes, Urry shedsfresh light on the hidden worlds of offshoring and exposes the darkside of globalization. The book concludes by considering whether offshoring can bereversed D whether it is possible to bring about thesystematic 'reshoring' of relations that would be goodfor democracy and for developing low-carbon futures. Urry portraysthe coming century as being poised between even more extremeoffshoring and various endeavours to bring back 'home' that whichhas currently escaped 'over the horizon'.

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John Urry

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"An informative accounting of the consequences of an offshoring world and an impassioned critique of the offshored condition." Theory, Culture & Society "Offshoring shines a light on yet another of the shadowy realms upon which contemporary capitalist normalities rest." Times Higher Education "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." The Sociology Teacher ''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.'' Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley ''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?'' Ulrich Beck, University of Munich
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