Globalisation at the national level leads to economic restructuring and global linkages of select regions in the nation, select cities in these regions and select geographical segments within these cities. Thus various levels of dichotomy permeate society. Unfortunately, the globalised population and geographical regions sponge on the population/regions bereft of global links. In developing countries, government policies play an integral role in bridging inequalities. But in their excitement to push rapid global economic integration, governments strengthen the processes of exclusion through fragmentation of employment, housing and social services. Read More
