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Torres Raymond |
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Towards a socially sustainable world economy : an analysis of the social pillars of globalization / / Raymond Torres |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (108 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies on the social dimensions of globalization |
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Soggetti |
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International economic integration |
Globalization - Social aspects |
Foreign trade and employment |
Free trade - Developing countries |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94). |
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Intro -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- Notes -- PART I GLOBALIZATION: PERCEPTIONS, DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT -- A. THE INTERNATIONAL DEBATE -- B. A SIMPLE DEFINITION -- C. MEASURING GLOBALIZATION -- Trade flows -- Table 1 Merchandise exports as a percentage of GDP in selected countries, 1820-1996 -- Figure 1 World exports of goods and services as a share of world gross domestic product (GDP), -- Capital flows -- Figure 2 Exports of goods and services as a share of GDP by group of countries, 1987-97 -- Figure 3 World exports of services as a share of total world exports, 1975-98 -- Figure 4 Trends in capital flows -- Table 2 Comparison of world exports and turnover in foreign exchange markets, 1989-98 -- Multinational enterprises and the reorganization of production networks -- Notes -- PART II THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION -- A. INTRODUCTION -- B. THE COST OF FREE CAPITAL MOVEMENTS -- Table 3 Correlation between capital flows and real exchange rates of selected countries, 1981-98 -- C. GLOBALIZATION AND INCOME INEQUALITIES -- Figure 5 Switzerland: Labour market characteristics of the country's industrial specialization, 1994 -- Table 4 Household income distribution before and after trade liberalization, various years -- Figure 6 Bangladesh: Diverging trends in real per capita income of |
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richest and poorest households, 1985-86 to 1995-96 -- Figure 7 Chile: Estimated determinants of wage and income inequalities, 1960-96 -- Figure 8 South Africa: Labour market performance of manufacturing sectors by trade orientation, 1994-97 -- Figure 9 Republic of Korea: Estimated impact of trade on employment by level of education, 1990 -- D. GLOBALIZATION AND JOB INSECURITY -- Figure 10 Trade and inter-sectoral employment flows, 1986-95 -- E. NEW PATTERNS OF EMPLOYMENT. |
Table 5 Part-time work as a share of total employment, mid-1980s to 1998 -- Table 6 Temporary employment as a share of total salaried employment, mid-1980s to 1998 -- Table 7 "Unprotected" salaried employment indicators, early 1990s and 1997 -- F. TAXES AND GLOBALIZATION -- Trade taxes -- Table 8 Taxes on international trade and government revenues -- Taxation on revenues of high-income individuals -- Figure 11 Top marginal tax rate on individual incomes, 1986 and 1998 -- G. THE MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION PROCESS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- Notes -- PART III THE ROLE OF POLICIES -- A. ENHANCING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM GLOBALIZATION -- B. STRENGTHENING THE FOUR SOCIAL PILLARS -- Education and training -- Social safety nets -- Box 1 Pension reform in Poland -- Figure 12 Mauritius: Percentage of government current revenue from international trade, 1980-97 -- Labour law and industrial relations -- Core labour standards -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- APPENDIX 1 SUMMARIES OF THE COUNTRY STUDIES -- Bangladesh -- Chile -- Republic of Korea -- Mauritius -- Poland -- South Africa -- Switzerland -- Index. |
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