Globalization Industrialization And Labour Markets In East And South Asia

Author : Rajah Rasiah
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317408071
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Globalization, Industrialization and Labour Markets in East and South Asia written by Rajah Rasiah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the key debates fought in developing economies is whether globalization through liberalization is the means by which economies can industrialize and provide their labour forces with tangible improvements in the material conditions of living. This book addresses this issue head on, using empirical evidence from some of the fastest growing and transition economies from East and South Asia. Countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia have already started to deindustrialize before enjoying industrial maturity, while with the exception of China and evidence of some growth in real wages in the other economies, the evidence appears compelling to suggest that increased industrialization and integration into the capitalist economy have not succeeded in providing significant labour improvement. The evidence suggests that a proactive state, focusing on enhancing the material conditions of labour, is pertinent to ensuring sustainable long term industrialization and thus improving material conditions for workers. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.

Author : A. Kaur
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230596703
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women Workers in Industrialising Asia written by A. Kaur and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection contributes to key theoretical debates about women workers in Asia and breaks new ground by focussing on issues that have been little documented in other studies in the area. It provides new information and insights into labour systems associated with labour intensive export manufactures and state-labour relations in a comparative context. The contributors present a range of unique and varied perspectives from which they consider aspects of the increasing integration of Asian economies, exploring implications for their labour markets.

Author : H. Sato
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230227759
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Globalisation, Employment and Mobility written by H. Sato and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-07-24 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are numerous labour and employment issues facing South Asia in this era of growth. With critical examination of ongoing labour reforms, and using extensive field surveys, this book will be of interest to all seeking an analysis of labour economics, labour laws, economic growth and globalization in South Asia.

Author : Amarjit Kaur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781349427499
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women Workers in Industrialising Asia written by Amarjit Kaur and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mr.Hamid R Davoodi
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 9781589062290
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa written by Mr.Hamid R Davoodi and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-09-05 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable success in avoiding crises and achieving macroeconomic stability, the region’s economic performance in the past 30 years has been below potential. This paper takes stock of the region’s relatively weak performance, explores the reasons for this out come, and proposes an agenda for urgent reforms.

Author : Joseph E. Stiglitz
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393071073
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Globalization and Its Discontents written by Joseph E. Stiglitz and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2003-04-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful, unsettling book gives us a rare glimpse behind the closed doors of global financial institutions by the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics. When it was first published, this national bestseller quickly became a touchstone in the globalization debate. Renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz had a ringside seat for most of the major economic events of the last decade, including stints as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist at the World Bank. Particularly concerned with the plight of the developing nations, he became increasingly disillusioned as he saw the International Monetary Fund and other major institutions put the interests of Wall Street and the financial community ahead of the poorer nations. Those seeking to understand why globalization has engendered the hostility of protesters in Seattle and Genoa will find the reasons here. While this book includes no simple formula on how to make globalization work, Stiglitz provides a reform agenda that will provoke debate for years to come. Rarely do we get such an insider's analysis of the major institutions of globalization as in this penetrating book. With a new foreword for this paperback edition.

Author : The World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464812829
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moving for Prosperity: Global Migration and Labor Markets written by The World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ayesha Khalid Imran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pulling on Threads written by Ayesha Khalid Imran and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project sets out to answer the question of why South Asia was unable to go down the path of labour-intensive industrialisation, vis-a-vis the textile industry. This project compares the South Asian experience to that of East Asian, focusing particularly on Japan. First, we use a 1 theoretical lens, borrowing from several different industrialization models to pinpoint the intended trajectory of growth. Then we delve into the history of the region, starting off in the pre-modern Mughal era, then moving on to the era of British colonial rule. Finally, we move towards the modern era (post 1947) and analyse the politics of trade liberalization in the face of globalization that restrained the potentialities for industrial development vis-a-vis the textile industry. We find that over the course of time, different regimes created institutional weaknesses in the structure of society that remained prevalent and impeded prospects of industrial development.

Author : Erhan Artuc
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464812497
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exports to Jobs written by Erhan Artuc and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Asia has grown rapidly with significant reductions in poverty, but it has not been able to match the fast-growing working age population, leading to lingering concerns about jobless growth and poor job quality. Could export growth in South Asia result in better labor market outcomes? The answer is yes, according to our study, which rigorously estimates—using a new methodology—the potential impact from higher South Asian exports per worker on wages and employment over a 10-year period. Our study shows the positive side of trade. It finds that increasing exports per worker would result in higher wages—mainly for better-off groups, like more educated workers, males, and more-experienced workers—although less-skilled workers would see the largest reduction in informality. How can the benefits be spread more widely? Our study suggests that scaling up exports in labor-intensive industries could significantly lower informality for groups like rural and less-educated workers in the region. Also, increasing skills, and participation of women and young workers in the labor force could make an even bigger dent in informal employment. The region could achieve these gains by: (i) boosting and connecting exports to people (e.g., removing trade barriers and investment in infrastructure); (ii) eliminating distortions in production (e.g., by more efficient allocation of inputs); and (iii) protecting workers (e.g., by investing in education and skills).

Author : Keijiro Otsuka
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811331316
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paths to the Emerging State in Asia and Africa written by Keijiro Otsuka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This book addresses the issue of how a country, which was incorporated into the world economy as a periphery, could make a transition to the emerging state, capable of undertaking the task of economic development and industrialization. It offers historical and contemporary case studies of transition, as well as the international background under which such a transition was successfully made (or delayed), by combining the approaches of economic history and development economics. Its aim is to identify relevant historical contexts, that is, the ‘initial conditions’ and internal and external forces which governed the transition. It also aims to understand what current low-income developing countries require for their transition. Three economic driving forces for the transition are identified. They are: (1) labor-intensive industrialization, which offers ample employment opportunities for labor force; (2) international trade, which facilitates efficient international division of labor; and (3) agricultural development, which improves food security by increasing supply of staple foods. The book presents a bold account of each driver for the transition.