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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Examine the social impact of globalization on labour and society.

  • UPSC 2013
  • Works and Economic Life

Anthony Giddens (Runaway World, 1999) defines globalization as the intensification of worldwide social relations, so that local events are shaped by distant ones. Its advocates promise growth, jobs and choice; its critics see a race to the bottom. Examining the claim means testing both against evidence on labour and on wider society.

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  • Impact on labour
  • Impact on society
  • Limits of the argument
  • Conclusion

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