LEADER 04954nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910807210703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-08932-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000008026 035 $a(OCoLC)70748434 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10004976 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000284918 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11248336 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284918 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10262008 035 $a(PQKB)11015554 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3012330 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3012330 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10004976 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL8932 035 $a(OCoLC)927199021 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000008026 100 $a20000905d2001 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTowards a socially sustainable world economy $ean analysis of the social pillars of globalization /$fRaymond Torres 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aGeneva $cILO$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (108 p.) 225 1 $aStudies on the social dimensions of globalization 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a92-2-111390-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 91-94). 327 $aIntro -- 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 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. 327 $aTable 5 Part-time work as a share of total employment, mid-1980s to 1998 -- Table 6 Temporary employment as a share of total salaried employment, mid-1980s to 1998 -- Table 7 "Unprotected" salaried employment indicators, early 1990s and 1997 -- F. TAXES AND GLOBALIZATION -- Trade taxes -- Table 8 Taxes on international trade and government revenues -- Taxation on revenues of high-income individuals -- Figure 11 Top marginal tax rate on individual incomes, 1986 and 1998 -- G. THE MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION PROCESS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- Notes -- PART III THE ROLE OF POLICIES -- A. ENHANCING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM GLOBALIZATION -- B. STRENGTHENING THE FOUR SOCIAL PILLARS -- Education and training -- Social safety nets -- Box 1 Pension reform in Poland -- Figure 12 Mauritius: Percentage of government current revenue from international trade, 1980-97 -- Labour law and industrial relations -- Core labour standards -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- APPENDIX 1 SUMMARIES OF THE COUNTRY STUDIES -- Bangladesh -- Chile -- Republic of Korea -- Mauritius -- Poland -- South Africa -- Switzerland -- Index. 410 0$aStudies on the social dimensions of globalization. 606 $aInternational economic integration 606 $aGlobalization$xSocial aspects 606 $aForeign trade and employment 606 $aFree trade$zDeveloping countries 615 0$aInternational economic integration. 615 0$aGlobalization$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aForeign trade and employment. 615 0$aFree trade 700 $aTorres$b Raymond$01087940 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807210703321 996 $aTowards a socially sustainable world economy$93984135 997 $aUNINA