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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824375903321

Titolo

The dynamics of Asian labour markets : balancing control and flexibility / / edited by John Benson and Ying Zhu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-82390-5

1-283-10439-3

9786613104397

1-136-82391-3

0-203-83066-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; ; 102

Altri autori (Persone)

BensonJohn <1948->

ZhuYing, Ph. D.

Disciplina

331.1095

Soggetti

Labor market - Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Labour markets in Asia : globalization and transition / John Benson and Ying Zhu -- 2. Labour markets in theory and practice : perspectives from Western industrial countries / Howard Gospel -- 3. Labour markets in Japan : change and continuity / John Benson -- 4. Labour markets in South Korea : transitions towards flexibilities? / Chris Rowley, Kil-Sang Yoo, and Dong-Heon Kim -- 5. Labour markets in Singapore : flexibility in adversity / Chris Leggett -- 6. Labour markets in Hong Kong : changes and advances after the 1997 reunification with China / Sek Hong Ng and Olivia Ip -- 7. Labour  markets in China : coming to terms with globalization / Malcolm Warner -- 8. Labour markets in Vietnam : developments under the economic reform and globalization / Ying Zhu -- 9. Labour markets in India : informality and inequality / Debashish Bhattacherjee and Errol D'Souza -- 10. Labour markets in Malaysia : evolution to a knowledge-based economy? / Nagiah Ramasamy and Chris Rowley -- 11. Labour markets in Asia : a comparative analysis / Ying Zhu and John Benson.

Sommario/riassunto

Asia has undergone rapid economic transformation over the past two decades. Despite its constant economic growth, the 1997-98 Asian



financial crisis and the resulting surge in unemployment highlighted the vulnerability of national systems that base development solely on economic growth. This book fills a major research gap by exploring the nature, dynamics and functioning of Asian labour markets in eight major Asian economies, including Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Vietnam, India and Malaysia. It examines the type of labour markets that exist in Asia; how they hav