Labour And Development In East Asia

Author : Kevin Gray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317613091

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Labour and Development in East Asia by Kevin Gray Pdf

The Chinese Communist Party’s response to the wave of factory strikes in the early summer of 2010 has raised important questions about the role that labour plays in the transformation of world orders. In contrast to previous policies of repression towards labour unrest, these recent disputes centring round wages and working conditions have been met with a more permissive response on the part of the state, as the CCP ostensibly seeks to facilitate a transition away from a model of political economy based on ‘low-road’ labour relations and export dependence. Labour and Development in East Asia shows that such inter-linkages between labour, geopolitical transformations, and states’ developmental strategies have been much more central to East Asia’s development than has commonly been recognised. By adopting an explanatory framework of the labour-geopolitics-development nexus, the book theorises and provides an historical analysis of the formation and transformation of the East Asian regional political economy from the end of the Second World War to the present, with particular reference to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and China. This book will be required reading for students and scholars of international relations, development studies and comparative politics.

Author : A. Kaur
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230511132

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Wage Labour in Southeast Asia Since 1840 by A. Kaur Pdf

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.

Author : Truman G. Packard,Trang Van Nguyen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464800047

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East Asia Pacific at Work by Truman G. Packard,Trang Van Nguyen Pdf

The unprecedented progress of East Asia Pacific is a triumph of working people. Countries that were low-income a generation ago successfully integrated into the global value chain, exploiting their labor-cost advantage. In 1990, the region held about a third of the world’s labor force. Leveraging this comparative advantage, the share of global GDP of emerging economies in East Asia Pacific grew from 7 percent in 1992 to 17 percent in 2011. Yet, the region now finds itself at a critical juncture. Work and its contribution to growth and well-being can no longer be taken for granted. The challenges range from high youth inactivity and rising inequality to binding skills shortages. A key underlying issue is economic informality, which constrains innovation and productivity, limits the tax base, and increases household vulnerability to shocks. Informality is both a consequence of stringent labor regulations and limited enforcement capacity. In several countries, de jure employment regulations are more stringent than in many parts of Europe. Even labor regulations set at reasonable levels but poorly implemented can aggravate the market failures they were designed to overcome. This report argues that the appropriate policy responses are to ensure macroeconomic stability, and in particular, a regulatory framework that encourages small- and medium-sized enterprises where most people in the region work. Mainly agrarian countries should focus on raising agricultural productivity. In urbanizing countries, good urban planning becomes critical. Pacific island countries will need to provide youth with human capital needed to succeed abroad as migrant workers. And, across the region, it is critical to ‘formalize’ more work, to increase the coverage of essential social protection, and to sustain productivity. To this end, policies should encourage mobility of labor and human capital, and not favor some forms of employment - for instance, full-time wage employment in manufacturing - over others, either implicitly or explicitly. Policies to increase growth and well-being from employment should instead reflect and support the dynamism and diversity of work forms across the region.

Author : Jacques Hersh,Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt,Niels Fold
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317882886

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Social Change in South East Asia by Jacques Hersh,Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt,Niels Fold Pdf

Provides a comprehensive and in-depth examination of the ongoing process of development and societal transformation in a dynamic region of the Third World. Written by a team of specialists from the fields of development studies, sociology and political economy, the book looks at some of the fundamental problems facing South East Asia by addressing the following issues: the social constellations; class, culture and political legitimation; and industrialisation and labour regulation.

Author : K. Berrill
Publisher : Springer
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1986-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349000746

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Economic Development with Special Reference to East Asia by K. Berrill Pdf

Author : Becky Elmhirst,Ratna Saptari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135791360

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Labour in Southeast Asia by Becky Elmhirst,Ratna Saptari Pdf

In seeking to provoke debate, the book reveals the variety of experiences evident in countries and regions marked by capitalist and (post) socialist regulatory frameworks, and contrasting labour regimes, histories and cultures. The contributions show the importance of critically examining both the complex nature of global-local links and the particular ways economic processes are around the themes of labour regimes, labour processes, labour mobility and labour communities, the essays show how economic development is not only shaped by market forces but is also interlocked in systems of meaning.

Author : Sean Cooney,Tim Lindsey,Richard Mitchell,Zhu Ying
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134597550

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Law and Labour Market Regulation in East Asia by Sean Cooney,Tim Lindsey,Richard Mitchell,Zhu Ying Pdf

This edited collection examines the labour laws of seven industrializing East Asian societies - China, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam - and discusses the variation in their impact across the whole region. Leading scholars from each country consider both laws pertaining to working conditions and industrial relations, and those that regulate the labour market as a whole. Legislation concerning migrant labour, gender equality, employment creation and skills formation is also examined. Adopting their own distinct theoretical perspectives, the authors trace the historical development of labour regulation and reveal that most countries in the region now have quite extensive frameworks. This book will be particularly useful to people interested in the place of labour law, and law in general, in contemporary East Asian societies.

Author : Prema-chandra Athukorala,Chris Manning
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028617616

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Structural Change and International Migration in East Asia by Prema-chandra Athukorala,Chris Manning Pdf

This book uses a comparative historical perspective and a common analytical framework to analyze the experiences of the seven major labor-importing countries in the region: Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Author : Noeleen Heyzer
Publisher : Milton Keynes [Buckinghamshire] : Open University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Women
ISBN : UCSC:32106018495348

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Working Women in South-East Asia by Noeleen Heyzer Pdf

This systematic and comprehensive analysis of women's place in the development process in South-East Asia will be essential reading for all those interested in development, women and work and the effects on developing nations of the changing international division of labour.

Author : Anis Chowdhury,Iyanatul Islam
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : East Asia
ISBN : 9780415097499

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The Newly Industrialising Economies of East Asia by Anis Chowdhury,Iyanatul Islam Pdf

In surveying the vast range of writing on the East Asian NIEs and their development paths, this book evaluates the competing roles of neo-classical approaches and central government intervention in guiding economic development.

Author : Duncan Campbell,Asma Lateef,Aurelio Parisotto,Anil Verma
Publisher : Springer
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349259311

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Regionalization and Labour Market Interdependence in East and Southeast Asia by Duncan Campbell,Asma Lateef,Aurelio Parisotto,Anil Verma Pdf

How can we account for the dynamic growth of East and Southeast Asian countries? Much of the debate has turned on the question of the 'state' versus the 'market' as exclusive (and often competing) explanations of the successful performance of individual countries. This book explores the distinctively interdependent nature of the East and Southeast Asian experience. As firms create a regional organization of production, the growing interdependence of national labour markets is one major outcome.

Author : Kwong-leung Tang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789401140287

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Social Development in Asia by Kwong-leung Tang Pdf

Most Asian countries have shown a strong commitment to rapid economic development. Economists have argued that the fruits from economic development will be spread equitably throughout the population. In the absence of a strong tradition of social rights, social development in Asia has long been taken for granted. This collection documents social development in the Asian countries of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and India and concludes that social development has lagged behind economic development. This has given rise to `distorted development' in many countries. Serious development problems of poverty and inequalities have lingered even in these economically advanced countries of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore. These problems have been exacerbated in the wake of the Asian economic crisis. In order to harmonize social development with economic growth, Asian states ought to be more proactive in their development agendas. As a text on social development in Asia, this book is primarily intended for practitioners and students of social work, social administration, and social policy. It is also relevant for students and practitioners of sociology, economics, and public policy.

Author : David Sunderland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351573061

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British Economic Development in South East Asia, 1880–1939, Volume 3 by David Sunderland Pdf

This collection focuses on the economic development of the areas of SE Asia with which Britain had a trading relationship. Covering 1880?1939, the economic growth of the region is revealed through a selection of rare primary resources organized thematically with sections dedicated to agriculture, mining, trade, labour, finance and infrastructure.

Author : Elisabetta Gentile
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788116176

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Skilled Labor Mobility and Migration by Elisabetta Gentile Pdf

One of the primary objectives of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), established in 2015, was to boost skilled labor mobility within the region. This insightful book takes stock of the existing trends and patterns of skilled labor migration in the ASEAN. It endeavors to identify the likely winners and losers from the free movement of natural persons within the region through counterfactual policy simulations. Finally, it discusses existing issues and obstacles through case studies, as well as other sectoral examples.

Author : Teri J. Silvio,Lily H. Chumley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000448931

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Labour, Policy, and Ideology in East Asian Creative Industries by Teri J. Silvio,Lily H. Chumley Pdf

This book addresses some of the questions that have been brought to light by the varied experiences of culture industry workers and consumer publics across East Asia over the past decade. For over twenty years, the creative industries have been seen as the engine driving global economic transformation, as a way out of the dilemmas of de-industrialization, and as key to the projection of national soft power. The chapters in this book cover the former ‘Tiger Economies’ of South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore, as well as Japan and China, and focus on a number of different industries – cinema, television, graphic design, fashion, and literature. The authors include sociologists, anthropologists, and cultural studies scholars, who approach the topics of creative work, government policy, and entrepreneurial strategy from a variety of perspectives. The chapters examine the varied political, economic, and social structures that influence the development of creative industries within the region and reveal how the careers of creative industry workers in different cities and different industries can vary. They also show how the development of the creative industries can affect many aspects of society, including city planning, policing, democratic politics, and ethnic and national identities. This book was originally published as a special issue of Culture, Theory and Critique.