TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robertson,Raymond
ED  - World Bank.
TI  - Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs: five country studies 
SN  - 9780821379349 (alk. paper)
AV  - HD5852 .G58 2009
U1  - 331.12091724 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Washington D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Labor market
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Labor
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - International trade
KW  - Commerce
N1  - Online version:
Globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs.
Washington D.C. : World Bank, c2009
(OCoLC)749172074; Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC; Overview: the promises and perils of globalization / Raymond Robertson ... [et al.] -- A review of the globailization literature: implications for employment, wages, and labor standards / Drusilla Brown -- Globalization and working conditions : a framework for county studies / Raymond Robertson -- Globalization and working conditions : evidence from Cambodia / Samsen Neak and Raymond Robertson -- The effect of globalization on working conditions: El Salvador, 1995-2005 -- Globalization and working conditions : evidence from Honduras / Douglas Marcouiller and Raymond Robertson -- Globalization and working conditions: evidence from Indonesia / Raymond Robertson ... [et al.] -- Export processing zones in Madagascar: the impact of the dismantling of clothing quotas on employment and labor standards / Jean-Pierre Cling, Mireille Razafindrakoto, and François Roubaud; Economics
N2  - Summary:
Trade liberalization holds both promises and perils for workers around the world. This book uses a fresh analytical framework to show that while globalization has been associated with improvements in working conditions in the exposed sectors (apparel and textile), questions remain about the durability and generalization of such improvements
UR  - http://www.worldcat.org/title/globalization-wages-and-the-quality-of-jobs-five-country-studies/oclc/312729493&referer=brief_results
UR  - http://lib.ewubd.edu/ebook/6369
ER  -