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020 _a978-9380574042
082 _a331.2095 LEE
100 _aLee, Sangheon & Eyraud F Eds.
245 _aGlobalization, flexibilization and working conditions in Asia and the Pacific
260 _bBook well
_aNew Delhi
_c2010
300 _axxx,452p
_b25 cm ; Hard Bound
500 _aRs.1295/-
505 _aGlobalization, institutional reforms and workers : changes and outcomes / S. Lee and F. Eyraud -- Trade union rights and trade competiveness : Asia in a global context / D. Kucera -- The regulation of working conditions in Asia and the Pacific : flexibility, fragmentation and workers' rights / D. McCann -- Australia: institutional changes and workforce framentation / I. Campbell -- Japan : the resilience of employment relationships and the challenging conditions of work / K. Kubo -- The Republic of Korea : from flexibility to segmentation / B.H. Lee and B.S. Yoo -- Indonesia: the search for alternatives / D. Widarti -- The Philippines : changes at the workplace / J.V. Sibal and others -- Thailand : globalizations and unprotected workers / S. Siengthai -- China : economic transition, employment flexibility and security / L. Chen and B. Hou -- Viet Nam : workers in transition / Q.V. Dao.
520 _aThis book represents a unique study which reviews employment conditions in Asia and the Pacific in the context of globalization and increasing pressure towards flexibilization. It places a strong focus on the diverging experiences of individual workers in their employment conditions such as employment status, wages/incomes, working time, work organizations and health and safety. Along with thematic studies.
650 _aEconomics
_aForeign trade and employment
_aPacific Area
_aLabor market
942 _cBK
999 _c98608
_d98608