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LABOR IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
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| By: |
Clair Brown (Editor), Barry J. Eichengreen (Editor), Michael Reich (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£162.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0511809794 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780511809798 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
5 June, 2012 |
| Description: |
Analyzes the causes of the decline in labor's global fortunes from 1975 to the 2000s. |
| Synopsis: |
The third quarter of the twentieth century was a golden age for labor in the advanced industrial countries, characterized by rising incomes, relatively egalitarian wage structures, and reasonable levels of job security. The subsequent quarter-century has seen less positive performance along a number of these dimensions. This period has instead been marked by rapid globalization of economic activity that has brought increased insecurity to workers. The contributors to this volume distinguish four explanations for this historic shift. These include 1) rapid development of new technologies; 2) global competition for both business and labor; 3) deregulation of industry with more reliance on markets; and 4) increased immigration of workers, especially unskilled workers, from developing countries. In addition to analyzing the causes of these trends, the contributors also investigate important consequences, ranging from changes in collective bargaining and employment relations to family formation decisions and incarceration policy. |
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53 b/w illus. 57 tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
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Non-returnable |
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