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BL
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1033267
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b787637
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| Main Entry
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Nichols, Theo.
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| Title & Author
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Labour in a global world : : case studies from the white goods industry in Africa, South America, East Asia, and Europe /\ Theo Nichols and Surhan Cam.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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The future of work series, 1-4039-1477-X
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| Page. NO
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xviii, 244 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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1403939799
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: 9781403939791
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The world of white goods / Theo Nichols and Surhan Cam -- The view from the UK / Theo Nichols and Surhan Cam -- South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe / Andries Bezuidenhout -- China / Wei Zhao, Theo Nichols and Surhan Cam -- Taiwan / Wen-chi Grace Chou, Theo Nichols and Surhan Cam -- Turkey / Nadir Sugur and Theo Nichols -- Brazil / Angela Maria Carneiro Araujo [and others] -- Labour in a global world / Theo Nichols and Surhan Cam.
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| Abstract
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"This book gets behind much generality implicit in the term 'globalisation'. It does so by focussing upon one particular sector, so-called white goods. Such goods - mainly represented here by refrigeration and cooking appliances - are a taken-for-granted part of many people's lives and the study of this sector permits close examination of world-wide similarities and differences in a concrete context. The book is based on original investigations of industry development and the nature of work in the white goods sector in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa and the UK. It provides a source of information on the conditions under which these commodities are produced in different countries. It makes a unique contribution, among other things, to the understanding of the impact of social structure on production relations; the nature of factory regimes; the role of the state in employee relations; the variable nature of trade unions; the diffusion of management methods and what these entail for workers; and more generally on the meaning of work."--Jacket.
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Electric household appliances industry, Case studies.
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Globalization-- Economic aspects.
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Household appliances industry, Case studies.
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Industrial organization.
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Industrial relations.
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Labor market.
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Appareils électroménagers-- Industrie, Cas, Études de.
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Industrie-- Organisation, contrôle, etc.
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Marché du travail.
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Mondialisation.
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Relations industrielles.
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Arbeitsbedingungen
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Electric household appliances industry.
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Elektrisches Haushaltsgerät
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Globalisierung
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Globalization-- Economic aspects.
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Herstellung
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Household appliances industry.
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Industrial organization.
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Industrial relations.
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Labor market.
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| Dewey Classification
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331.7/68383
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| LC Classification
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HD9971.5.E542N53 2005
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| NLM classification
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QR 523rvk
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QV 200rvk
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| Added Entry
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Cam, Surhan,1966-
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| Parallel Title
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White goods industry in Africa, South America, East Asia, and Europe
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