1st Edition
Towards A Fair Global Labour Market The Role of International Labour
272 Pages
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Routledge
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This book answers the question of how to maintain effective labour regulation as the market for labour moves towards globalization. This issue is addressed from legal, economic, social and cultural perspectives. The authors consider the effects of free trade and investment, with and without labour standards, on employment, competitiveness, wages and working conditions in the global economy.... Read more
Part I THE EMERGING GLOBAL LABOUR MARKET; Chapter 1 THE EMERGING GLOBAL LABOUR MARKET; Chapter 2 THE NEW GLOBAL ASSEMBLY LINE; Chapter 3 REGULATING THE GLOBAL LABOUR MARKET; Part II INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF GOODS, SERVICES AND LABOUR; Chapter 4 RATIONALES FOR LABOUR MARKET REGULATION; Chapter 5 CONVERGING OBJECTIVES; Part III FAIRNESS IN THE GLOBAL LABOUR MARKET; Chapter 6 STATIC ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF LABOUR STANDARDS IN NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; Chapter 7 DYNAMIC FACTORS AFFECTING THE ROLE OF LABOUR STANDARDS IN NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; Chapter 8 CULTURAL RELATIVISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS; Part IV CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 9 TOWARDS A RULE-BASED GLOBAL LABOUR MARKET GLOSSARY; References Index;
Biography
Ozay Mehmet is Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, specializing in development economics. His previous publications include Westernizing the Third World (Routledge, 1995)., Errol Mendes is Professor of Law and Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the Univesity of Ottawa, Canada., Robert Sinding practises labour law in Toronto, Canada, and writes on international affairs and labour relations policy.
