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DIAGRAMS, FIGURES, AND TABLES ix

Figure 11.1 Distribution of Articles Concerning Conflict, Cooperation,
and Competition 156
18 Markets Against Society: Labour’s Predicament in the Second Great
Transformation 267
Edward Webster and Robert Lambert
Diagram 18.1 The Northern Compromise 268
Diagram 18.2 The Global South: The Case of South Africa 269
Diagram 18.3 The Critical Strategic Choice for Trade Unionism 271

22 Hunger and Plenty: Fragmented Integration in the Global Food System 323
Mustafa Koc
Table 22.1 Level of Concentration in the US Food Processing Sectors
(2005 figures) 327
Graph 22.1 Market Net Income in Farming in Canada, 1926–2005 328

24 Making Sense of Social Justice and Social Mobilization in
Latin America: A Discourse Analysis 351
Victor Armony
Table 24.1 ‘What Are the Main Injustices in this Country?’ 357
Table 24.2 ‘Who Benefits from this Situation?’ 359
Table 24.3 ‘What Should be Done in Order to Put the Country on
the Right Track?’ 360
Table 24.4 ‘Who Speaks on Behalf of the People?’ 361
Table 24.5 ‘What Is Your Role in the Movement?’ 363
Table 24.6 Activists’ Distinctive Vocabulary by Gender (El Salvador
and Honduras) 364

25 Industrial and Labour Studies, Socio-Economic Transformation, Conflict and
Cooperation in KwaZulu Natal 368
Ari Sitas
Table 25.1 Culture Activists in Natal’s Trade Unions: Index of Hardships,
1986–92 (N = 120) 379

26 Economic Globalization and Singapore’s Development Policies: Competition,
Cooperation and Conflict 384
Alexius A. Pereira
Table 26.1 Cases of Biotechnology Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore
(selected) 394

27 The Dynamics of Local Global Relations: Conflict and Development 400
Henry Teune
Table 27.1 Demscore (Mean Score) 410
Table 27.2 Trust in People: Percentage Yes 411
Table 27.3 Groups Not Wanted as Neighbors: Percentages 411
Table 27.4 Having Local Autonomy: Mean 412
Table 27.5 Influence across Policy Areas: 14 areas 412
Table 27.6 Local Priorities vs. National Priorities – Mean Score 412
Table 27.7 Conflicts Interfere with Public Action – Mean 412
Table 27.8 Number of Support Groups Sought Across 16 Groups – Mean 413