Globalization and Risk Society

Author: Xue Xiaoyuan / Zhou Zhanchao
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book compiles over a dozen works by Western scholars discussing the relationship between "globalization" and the "risk society." The "risk society" is one of the social phenomena faced by countries around the world today, and it is universal in the era of economic globalization, even becoming a transnational phenomenon. The issues elaborated in this book provide valuable insights for how we can avoid, prevent, and eliminate both natural and human-made social risks in the contemporary world. It also holds significant reference value for Chinese scholars researching the prevention of social risks, the promotion of sustainable socio-economic development through adhering to the scientific outlook on development, and the construction of a harmonious socialist society.