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1034136
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b788506
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Labor and the globalization of production : : causes and consequences of industrial upgrading /\ edited by William Milberg.
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| Publication Statement
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Houndmills ;New York, N.Y. :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2004.
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xi, 284 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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1403935025
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: 9781403935021
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Globalized production : structural challenges for developing country workers / William Milberg -- Trade and industrial upgrading in developing countries / Yilmaz Akyüz, Richard Kozul-Wright, and Jörg Mayer -- Upgrading, uneven development, and jobs in the North American apparel industry / Jennifer Bair and Gary Gereffi -- Technology versus trade versus social institutions : explaining rising wage inequality in the Chilean cosmetics industry / Janine Berg -- Why do firms disintegrate? Towards an understanding of the firm-level decision to subcontract and its implications for labor / Asad Sayeed and Radhika Balakrishnan -- Skill upgrading in developing countries : has inward foreign direct investment played a role? / Matthew J. Slaughter -- Does trade promote gender wage equity? Evidence from East Asia / Günseli Berik, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, and Joseph E. Zveglich, Jr -- Globalization in a middle-income economy : FDI, production, and the labor market in South Africa / Stephen Gelb and Anthony Black -- Bargaining power and foreign direct investment in China : can 1.3 billion consumers tame the multinationals? / Elissa Braunstein and Gerald Epstein -- Rethinking international labor standards / Michael Piore.
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"This book brings together the work of international economists, labour economists and sociologists in a far-reaching study of global production networks and the challenges they pose for the workers of developing countries. A number of empirical and theoretical questions are addressed including: how should we characterize global production systems?; does globalized production promote 'industrial upgrading' or a 'race to the bottom'?; what roles do gender differences, labour market institutions, firm strategies and government policies play in moulding the globalization of production and influencing its welfare effects?"
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"The book draws on a variety of case studies - from China to Mexico to South Africa to Eastern Europe. They show that globalized production, far from being a panacea for developing countries, creates a new set of challenges to economic development for entrepreneurs, workers, governments and international organizations. These new challenges result not from the extent of globalization per se, but from structural changes in the sphere of production and policy that globalization has brought."--Jacket.
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Globalization-- Economic aspects.
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Industries-- Technological innovations.
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International trade.
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Labor market.
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Production (Economic theory)
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Commerce international.
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Industrie-- Innovations.
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Marché du travail.
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Mondialisation.
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Production.
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Analyse comparative.
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Commerce international.
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Commerce international.
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Direktinvestition
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Doctrines économiques.
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Globalisierung
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Globalization-- Economic aspects.
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Industrie.
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Industries-- Technological innovations.
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Innovation technologique.
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Innovations technologiques.
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International trade.
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Internationale Produktion
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Investissements directs étrangers.
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Labor market.
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Lohnstruktur
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Marché du travail.
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Marché du travail.
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Pays en développement.
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Production (Economic theory)
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Production industrielle.
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Sozialklausel
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Internationalisatie.
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Mondialisation.
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Productie.
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Production (Théorie économique)
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Pays en développement.
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| Dewey Classification
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331.12
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| LC Classification
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HB241.L32 2004
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| NLM classification
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83.61bcl
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QP 500rvk
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| Added Entry
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Milberg, William S.,1957-
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