LEADER 05589nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910454891003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-25970-9 010 $a9786612259708 010 $a0-8213-7955-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788717 035 $a(EBL)459663 035 $a(OCoLC)471131244 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087152 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11110893 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087152 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10031622 035 $a(PQKB)11159043 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459663 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459663 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10324031 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL225970 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788717 100 $a20090304d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGlobalization, wages, and the quality of jobs$b[electronic resource] $efive country studies /$fRaymond Robertson ... [et al.], editors 210 $aWashington DC $cWorld Bank$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7934-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1. Overview: The Promises and Perils of Globalization; Figure 1.1 The Development Path (Time Series); Figure 1.2 The Development Path (Cross Section); Figure 1.3 National Income and Fatal Injuries; Box 1.1 Why Textiles and Apparel Matter: A Brief History of the MFA; 2. A Review of the Globalization Literature: Implications for Employment, Wages, and Labor Standards; 3. Globalization and Working Conditions: A Framework for Country Studies; Box 3.1 Quantities or Prices?; Box 3.2 Export Studies Find Mixed Effects 327 $aBox 3.3 FDI Studies Generate Conflicting Results Box 3.4 An Example Comparing Trade, Migration, and FDI on Absolute Wages; Box 3.5 Wage Inequality; Box 3.6 Globalization and Nonwage Working Conditions; Box 3.7 Example: Short-Run, Industry-Specific Wages; Figure 3.1 Effects of FDI in Low-Income Countries; Figure 3.2 Effects of Rising Export Opportunities in Low-Income Countries; Box 3.8 Example: Medium-Run Effects, Wage Inequality; Figure 3.3 The Effects on Manufacturing of an Increase in Relative Labor Demand; 4. Globalization and Working Conditions: Evidence from Cambodia 327 $aFigure 4.1 Trade as Percentage of GDP Box 4.1 Evolution of Cambodian Trade Policy; Figure 4.2 FDI in Cambodia as Percentage of GDP; Figure 4.3 FDI Stock by Sector through 2005; Table 4.1 Merchandise Trade in Cambodia, 1996-2005; Figure 4.4 Structure of Employment, 1993-04; Table 4.2 Fundamental ILO Conventions Ratified by Cambodia; Table 4.3 Evolution of the Garment Industry in Cambodia; Box 4.2 About Better Factories Cambodia; Figure 4.5 Trade Unions and Strikes in the Cambodian Garment Industry; Figure 4.6 Trade Unions and Trade Union Membership in the Hotel Industry, 2002-05 327 $aTable 4.4 Hotel Industry in Cambodia Figure 4.7 Educational Distribution in Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey, 2003-04; Table 4.5 Survey Demographic Characteristics; Table 4.6 Monthly Wage Differentials without and with Demographic Characteristics; Table 4.7 Inter-industry Differences in Hours Worked; Table 4.8 Hourly Wage Differentials without and with Demographic Characteristics; Table 4.9 Accidents by Industry; 5. The Effects of Globalization on Working Conditions: El Salvador, 1995-2005; Figure 5.1 Tariff Revenue, 1990-2006; Table 5.1 El Salvador's Free Trade Agreements 327 $aFigure 5.2 Exports and Imports of Goods, 1990-2006 Figure 5.3 Composition of Exports and Imports, 1990-2006; Table 5.2 FDI Stocks in El Salvador by Country of Origin, 1996-2006; Table 5.3 FDI Stocks in El Salvador by Industry, 1997-2005; Figure 5.4 Remittances, 1991-2006; Figure 5.5 Evolution of Real Wages in the Tradable Sector, 1991-2004; Figure 5.6 Evolution of Real Wages in the Nontradable Sector, 1991-2004; Table 5.4 ILO Conventions Ratified by El Salvador; Table 5.5 Sample Characteristics for Employed Workers; Table 5.6 Industry Employment Shares 327 $aTable 5.7 Share of Women's Employment by Industry, and Average Years of Education by Gender 330 $aSince the early 1990's, most developing economies have become more integrated with the world's economy. Trade and foreign investment barriers have been progressively lifted and international trade agreements signed. These reforms have led to important changes in the structures of these economies. 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