Description: Recent developments have made the division of the globe into three worlds of capitalist, state socialist and underdeveloped countries obsolete. This book traces the interconnectedness of the "disorganization" of capitalism in the industrialized West, the transformation of former state socialist societies and the divergent fortunes of third world countries. It argues that comparative sociology continues to have relevance in eke age of globalization and provides a framework within which these developments can be placed. Consideration of the writings of social theorists is crucial to the rethinking necessitated by the demise of the "three worlds" model and the book considers the key contributions to comparative sociology of both classical and contemporary social theorists.

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