Globalization and Labour in the Asia Pacific FROM THE PUBLISHER
The collection presents a wide spectrum of studies, research and fieldwork undertaken and written by international authors. Comparisons are made between the chapters, which can be roughly grouped into four: regional perspectives; work on Australia; more 'developed' countries/economics, such as Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong; and 'developing' ones, such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Vietnam.
SYNOPSIS
Globalization and labour market deregulation have had an impact on employment and workers, and brought pressure to bear on trade unions. This study looks at the challenges of globalization and deregulation, and possible responses to them in a variety of ways. It covers economies with a range of diverse socio-political backgrounds, systems and structures. It casts light on patterns and differentiations, makes international comparisons, explores gains and losses and gives an overall picture.
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Rowley (City U. Business School, London) and Benson (management, U. of Melbourne) note that globalization and deregulation are now popular buzzwords in many areas of business, even though globalization's exact meaning and effects remain contested. Their collection focuses on globalization's impacts on labor in part to help balance the overriding emphasis on management issues in the existing literature. And they found that focusing on the Asia Pacific region provided a range of types of economy and labor organization in various contexts and stages of development, demonstrating important contrasts in the way globalization affects workers. The essays address developed countries including Australia, Japan, Singapore, Korea, and Hong Kong, and also the less-developed economies of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Vietnam. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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