Globalization, Wages, and the Quality of Jobs: Five Country Studies

Trade liberalization holds both promises and perils for workers around the world. This book uses a new analytical framework to show that while globalization has been associated with improvements in working conditions in the exposed sectors (apparel and textile), questions remain about the durability...

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Hauptverfasser:	Robertson, Raymond, Brown, Drusilla, Pierre, Gaëlle Le Borgne, Sanchez-Puerta, Maria Laura
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANTI-SWEATSHOP MOVEMENT APPAREL FACTORIES APPAREL INDUSTRY APPAREL SECTOR Arbeitsbedingungen Arbeitsmarkt AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY AVERAGE WAGE AVERAGE WAGES BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER CHILD LABOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Commerce COMPENSATING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS COMPENSATION COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKETS COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS COMPULSORY LABOR CONSUMERS CORE LABOR STANDARDS CORPORATE CODE CORPORATE CODES CORPORATE CODES OF CONDUCT CORPORATE POLICY Developing countries DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIMINISHING RETURNS DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC SHOCKS ECONOMICS ECONOMICS LITERATURE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL DISTRIBUTION EFFICIENCY WAGES El Salvador EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS EMPLOYMENT SHARE EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES FACTOR MARKETS FACTORY MANAGERS FIRM LEVEL FIRM SIZE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE TRADE FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS Globalisierung Globalization GNP GNP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HIGH WAGES Honduras HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ILO CONVENTIONS IMPERFECT COMPETITION IMPORT QUOTAS IMPROVED WORKING CONDITIONS INCOME INCOME LEVELS Indonesien INDUSTRIAL WAGE INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS INDUSTRY WAGE INFORMAL SECTOR INJURIES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION JOB LOSS JOBS Kambodscha Labor LABOR CONDITIONS LABOR DEMAND LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR MANAGEMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR MOVEMENT LABOR MOVEMENTS LABOR PRACTICES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR STANDARDS LABORERS LABOUR Labour market Labour supply LEGAL STATUS MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS Madagaskar MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES MANPOWER MARKET WAGES MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES MULTINATIONAL FIRMS NATIONAL INCOME OCCUPATIONS OVERTIME PAYING JOBS PER CAPITA INCOME PERSONNEL POSITIVE EFFECTS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVE FIRMS PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGINS PROFIT MAXIMIZING PROPERTY RIGHTS QUOTA RENTS QUOTAS RATCHETING LABOR STANDARDS REAL WAGE REAL WAGES REGRESSION ANALYSES RENTS RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RISK AVERSE SAFEGUARDS SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SEVERANCE PAY SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY Social aspects SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS Sustainable development TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE UNIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNFAIR COMPETITION UNION MEMBERSHIP UNSKILLED LABOR VALUE ADDED WAGE DATA WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE DIFFERENTIAL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE EFFECTS WAGE INEQUALITY WAGE PREMIUM WAGE PREMIUMS WAGE RATE WAGE RATES WAGE STRUCTURE WAGES WEALTH WOMEN WORKERS WORKER WORKER HETEROGENEITY WORKER PRODUCTIVITY WORKING WORKING CONDITIONS WORKPLACE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO YOUNG WORKERS
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Zusammenfassung:	Trade liberalization holds both promises and perils for workers around the world. This book uses a new analytical framework to show that while globalization has been associated with improvements in working conditions in the exposed sectors (apparel and textile), questions remain about the durability and generalization of such improvements.
DOI:	10.1596/978-0-8213-7934-9