Wage Labour in Southeast Asia since 1840 Globalization, the International Division of Labour and Labour Transformations

Amarjit Kaur examines wage labour's role in economic growth and change in Southeast Asia since 1840. Her study focuses on globalization; the international division of labour and how transnational economic processes shaped and continue to shape labour systems. There are five main themes - labour...

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Kaur, Amarjit
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
London Palgrave Macmillan UK Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2004
Zusammenfassung:
Amarjit Kaur examines wage labour's role in economic growth and change in Southeast Asia since 1840. Her study focuses on globalization; the international division of labour and how transnational economic processes shaped and continue to shape labour systems. There are five main themes - labour processes, migration and labour systems; labour circulation or mobility; the gendered nature of labour relations; and, class consciousness, worker organization and labour standards. A wide-ranging study which will be of great interest to historians, economists and Asia specialists
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1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 286 p)
text file PDF
Schriftenreihe:
A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia
ISBN:
9780230511132
Schlagworte:
Finance
Globalization
Labor economics
Economic history
Development economics
Economics
Development Economics
Economic History
Labor Economics
Finance, general
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