Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs :
Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs : five country studies /
Raymond Robertson ... [et al.], editors.
- Washington D.C. : World Bank, c2009.
- xvii, 282 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Online version:
Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs.
Washington D.C. : World Bank, c2009
(OCoLC)749172074
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview: the promises and perils of globalization / Raymond Robertson ... [et al.] -- A review of the globailization literature: implications for employment, wages, and labor standards / Drusilla Brown -- Globalization and working conditions : a framework for county studies / Raymond Robertson -- Globalization and working conditions : evidence from Cambodia / Samsen Neak and Raymond Robertson -- The effect of globalization on working conditions: El Salvador, 1995-2005 -- Globalization and working conditions : evidence from Honduras / Douglas Marcouiller and Raymond Robertson -- Globalization and working conditions: evidence from Indonesia / Raymond Robertson ... [et al.] -- Export processing zones in Madagascar: the impact of the dismantling of clothing quotas on employment and labor standards / Jean-Pierre Cling, Mireille Razafindrakoto, and François Roubaud. TOC
Summary:
Trade liberalization holds both promises and perils for workers around the world. This book uses a fresh analytical framework to show that while globalization has been associated with improvements in working conditions in the exposed sectors (apparel and textile), questions remain about the durability and generalization of such improvements.
9780821379349 (alk. paper) 0821379348 (alk. paper) 9780821379554 0821379550
2009008336
Labor market--Developing countries.
Labor--Social aspects--Developing countries.
International trade--Social aspects.
Developing countries--Commerce.
HD5852 / .G58 2009
331.12091724 / GLO 2009
Online version:
Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs.
Washington D.C. : World Bank, c2009
(OCoLC)749172074
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview: the promises and perils of globalization / Raymond Robertson ... [et al.] -- A review of the globailization literature: implications for employment, wages, and labor standards / Drusilla Brown -- Globalization and working conditions : a framework for county studies / Raymond Robertson -- Globalization and working conditions : evidence from Cambodia / Samsen Neak and Raymond Robertson -- The effect of globalization on working conditions: El Salvador, 1995-2005 -- Globalization and working conditions : evidence from Honduras / Douglas Marcouiller and Raymond Robertson -- Globalization and working conditions: evidence from Indonesia / Raymond Robertson ... [et al.] -- Export processing zones in Madagascar: the impact of the dismantling of clothing quotas on employment and labor standards / Jean-Pierre Cling, Mireille Razafindrakoto, and François Roubaud. TOC
Summary:
Trade liberalization holds both promises and perils for workers around the world. This book uses a fresh analytical framework to show that while globalization has been associated with improvements in working conditions in the exposed sectors (apparel and textile), questions remain about the durability and generalization of such improvements.
9780821379349 (alk. paper) 0821379348 (alk. paper) 9780821379554 0821379550
2009008336
Labor market--Developing countries.
Labor--Social aspects--Developing countries.
International trade--Social aspects.
Developing countries--Commerce.
HD5852 / .G58 2009
331.12091724 / GLO 2009