An overview of the literature on globalization shows the presence of four great waves of theoretical approaches to the analysis of this social phenomena (Martell 2010, Berry 2011). The first wave is represented by the hyperglobalist approach, which is focused on the idea of globalization as economic transformation, from both a neoclassical (Ohmae 1993, 2001; …
Introduction The issue of globalization has been addressed from different theoretical perspectives (Berry 2008, Martell 2010). The neoclassical approach (Ohmae 1993, Wolf 2005), who first defined the concept and is currently dominant, tended to propose a structural vision, identifying the concept with the material transformations of the economy in a global sense. Different approaches - …
Introduction This work concerns the analysis of the role of the power elite in the processes of urban governance, through the study of decision-making mechanisms related to the development of Milan. The main aim of this work is to deepen the analysis of characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, and logics that steer the socio-economic transformations currently …
Mario D'Andreta 