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Unemployment in Asia: Organizational and Institutional Relationships book cover

1st Edition

Unemployment in Asia Organizational and Institutional Relationships

Edited By John Benson, Ying Zhu Copyright 2005
224 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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The rate of economic change in East Asia over the past two decades has been astounding. High levels of growth have been experienced by a number of the region’s developing economies, centralized systems have developed large market sectors, Japan has suffered a prolonged downturn and the 1997 crisis plunged the region into economic turmoil. This volume presents an in-depth analysis of the... Read more
1. Unemployment in Asia: Influences and Issues John Benson and Ying Zhu  2. Globalisation and Unemployment: East Asia and the OECD  Michael Webber  3. Unemployment in Japan: Globalisation, Restructuring and Social Change  John Benson  4. Unemployment and Labour Markets in South Korea: Globalisation, Social Impacts and Policy Responses  Chris Rowley, Kil-Sang Yoo and Dong-Heon Kim  5. Unemployment in Taiwan: Globalisation, Regional Integration and Social Changes Ying Zhu  6. Unemployment in the People's Republic of China  Grace Lee and Malcom Warner  7. The Impact of Economic Reforms on Unemployment in Indonesia  Poppy Ismalina and Sari Sitalaksmi  8. Malaysia: Unemployment in the Midst of Full Employment  Ragayah Haji Mat Zin and Wendy Smith  9. Unemployment in Thailand: Social Issues, Challenges and Opportunities Vimolwan Yukongdi  10. Unemployment in Vietnam during Economic Reform  Ngan Collins  11. Unemployment in Asia: Implications of Globalisation, Regional Integration, and Social and Economic Transformation  Ying Zhu and John Benson

Biography

John Benson is Associate Professor, Department of Management, University of Melbourne.
Ying Zhu teaches International Human Resource Management for the Department of Management, University of Melbourne.

'A particular strength of the book lies in its effective overview of the development context and growth approaches of the economies considered:the result of contributions from experts who often draw on original data and fieldwork.' - Asian Pacific Economic Literature. Volume 20, Issue 2

'The editors and contributors have given us a worthwhile text that grants insights into labour markets in Asia during an interesting period of globalisation and structual change.' - Pembroke College, University of Oxford

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