ABSTRACT
The concepts of globalisation and development at the local scale are intimately linked and yet there has been little attempt in the literature to explore these links theoretically or
empirically. There are a number of controversies around which studies of this topic can be organised (see Murray, 2006, for an entry into these discussions). Underlying this is the central question: does globalisation make development more or less even? It is our contention here that the agendas and processes that comprise globalisation perpetuate differences between localities. This means that understanding the relationship between globalisation and local development is very complex and, therefore, regulating and reforming it is a difficult task.
