Labor and the Globalization of Production

Labor and the Globalization of Production

W. Milberg

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2004
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Economía del trabajo
ISBN:
9781403935021

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Globalized Production: Structural Challenges for Developing Country Workers; W. Milberg PART I: RECONCEPTUALIZING GLOBALIZED PRODUCTION Upgrading, Uneven Development, and Jobs in the North American Apparel Industry; J.Bair & G.Gereffi Trade and Industrial Upgrading in Developing Countries; Y.Akyuz, R.Kozul-Wright & J.Mayer Technology versus Trade versus Social Institutions: Explaining the Rising Wage Inequality in the Chilean Cosmetics Industry; J.Berg Why Do Firms Disintegrate? Towards an Understanding of the Firm-Level Decision to Subcontract and Its Implications for Labour; R.Balakrishnan & A.Sayeed PART II: SKILL, GENDER AND LOCATION BIAS IN GLOBALIZAED PRODUCTION Skill-Upgrading in Developing Countries: Has Inward Foreign Direct Investment Played a Role?; M.Slaughter Does Trade Promote Gender Wage Equity? Evidence from East Asia; G.Berik , Y.van der Meulen Rodgers & J.E.Zveglich, Jr Globalization in a Middle-Income Economy: FDI, Production and the Labour Market in South Africa; S.Gelb & A.Black PART III: CHALLENGES TO THE REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION Bargaining Power and Foreign Direct Investment in China: Can 1.3 Billion Consumers Tame the Multinationals?; E.Braunstein & G.Epstein Rethinking International Labour Standards; M.Piore

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