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Globalization, Industrialization and Labour Markets in East and South Asia book cover

1st Edition

Globalization, Industrialization and Labour Markets in East and South Asia

Edited By Rajah Rasiah, Bruce McFarlane, Sarosh Kuruvilla Copyright 2016
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge
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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.... Read more

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2. Globalization, industrialization and labour markets in China Miao Zhang and Rajah Rasiah

3. Growth, industrialisation and inequality in India Jayati Ghosh

4. Industrialization, globalization, and labor market regime in Indonesia Dionisius Narjoko and Chandra Tri Putra

5. Industrialization and labour in Malaysia Rajah Rasiah, Vicki Crinis and Hwok-Aun Lee

6. Globalization of industrialization and its impact on clothing workers in Myanmar Myo Myo Myint, Rajah Rasiah and Kuppusamy Singaravelloo

7. Growth and employment in de-industrializing Philippines Rene E. Ofreneo

8. Industrialization, globalization and labour force participation in Thailand Voravidh Charoenloet

9. Globalization, industrialization, and labor markets in Vietnam Angie Ngoc Tran and Irene Nørlund

Biography

Rajah Rasiah is Professor of Economics and Technology Management at University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is currently on sabbatical at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Bruce McFarlane was formerly Professor of Economics at Adelaide University, Australia, and Newcastle University, Australia.

Sarosh Kuruvilla is Professor of Industrial Relations, Asian Studies, and Public Affairs at the School of Industrial Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

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