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Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs [[electronic resource] ] : five country studies / / Raymond Robertson ... [et al.], editors
| Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs [[electronic resource] ] : five country studies / / Raymond Robertson ... [et al.], editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington DC, : World Bank, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.1209172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RobertsonRaymond <1969-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Developing countries
Labor - Social aspects - Developing countries International trade - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-25970-9
9786612259708 0-8213-7955-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
Box 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 Figure 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 Table 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 Figure 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 Table 5.7 Share of Women's Employment by Industry, and Average Years of Education by Gender |
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Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs : : five country studies / / Raymond Robertson ... [and others], editors
| Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs : : five country studies / / Raymond Robertson ... [and others], editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | xvii, 282 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 331.1209172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RobertsonRaymond <1969-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Developing countries
Labor - Social aspects - Developing countries International trade - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-282-25970-9
9786612259708 0-8213-7955-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
Box 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 Figure 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 Table 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 Figure 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 Table 5.7 Share of Women's Employment by Industry, and Average Years of Education by Gender |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778328803321 |
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| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In Defence of Labour Market Institutions : Cultivating Justice in the Developing World / / edited by J. Berg, D. Kucera
| In Defence of Labour Market Institutions : Cultivating Justice in the Developing World / / edited by J. Berg, D. Kucera |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 331.1209172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BergJanine
KuceraDavid <1960-> |
| Collana | The International Labour Organization |
| Soggetto topico |
Development economics
Labor economics Development Economics Labor Economics |
| ISBN |
9786611914752
9781281914750 1281914754 9780230584204 0230584209 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Labour Institutions in the Developing World: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives; 3 Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual and Methodological Questions on 'Working Hours Rigidity'; 4 Institutions and the Finance of General Skills Training: Evidence from Africa; 5 The Origins of Unemployment Insurance: Lessons for Developing Countries; 6 The Revival of Minimum Wage Setting Institutions
7 What Can the Labour Demand Function Tell Us About Wages and Employment? The Case of the Philippines8 The Impact of Trade Unions: What Do Economists Say?; 9 Labour Standards and Informal Employment in Latin America; 10 Legal Determinants of Labour Informality; 11 New Trends in Latin American Labour Reforms: The Law, its Reform and its Impact in Practical Terms; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910172214903321 |
| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The labour markets of emerging economies : has growth translated into more and better jobs? / / Sandrine Cazes and Sher Verick
| The labour markets of emerging economies : has growth translated into more and better jobs? / / Sandrine Cazes and Sher Verick |
| Autore | Cazes Sandrine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 331.1209172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VerickSher |
| Collana | Advances in labour studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Developing countries
Labor market - Developing countries Unemployment - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-2-124566-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464926903321 |
Cazes Sandrine
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| Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The labour markets of emerging economies : has growth translated into more and better jobs? / / Sandrine Cazes and Sher Verick
| The labour markets of emerging economies : has growth translated into more and better jobs? / / Sandrine Cazes and Sher Verick |
| Autore | Cazes Sandrine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 331.1209172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VerickSher |
| Collana | Advances in labour studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Developing countries
Labor market - Developing countries Unemployment - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 92-2-124566-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789188803321 |
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Cazes Sandrine
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| Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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