LEADER 03545oam 2200625I 450 001 9910824375903321 005 20230725030954.0 010 $a1-136-82390-5 010 $a1-283-10439-3 010 $a9786613104397 010 $a1-136-82391-3 010 $a0-203-83066-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203830666 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081949 035 $a(EBL)668752 035 $a(OCoLC)714363472 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000468586 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12156608 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000468586 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10507237 035 $a(PQKB)10574819 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC668752 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL668752 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10462465 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL310439 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081949 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe dynamics of Asian labour markets $ebalancing control and flexibility /$fedited by John Benson and Ying Zhu 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ;$v102 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-72611-5 311 $a0-415-55111-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aAsia has undergone rapid economic transformation over the past two decades. Despite its constant economic growth, the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the resulting surge in unemployment highlighted the vulnerability of national systems that base development solely on economic growth. This book fills a major research gap by exploring the nature, dynamics and functioning of Asian labour markets in eight major Asian economies, including Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Vietnam, India and Malaysia. It examines the type of labour markets that exist in Asia; how they hav 410 0$aRoutledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ;$v102. 606 $aLabor market$zAsia 615 0$aLabor market 676 $a331.1095 701 $aBenson$b John$f1948-$0252668 701 $aZhu$b Ying$cPh. D.$0923791 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824375903321 996 $aThe dynamics of Asian labour markets$94067972 997 $aUNINA