Trade, Labour and Transformation of Community in Asia [electronic resource] /
Gillan, M.editor.
Pokrant, B.editor.
This book considers the transformative impact of global trade and production networks on local economies, work and labour organization, and various forms and meanings of 'community'. It examines the socio-economic transformation in Asia and the restructuring of manufacturing industries, ports and the information technology sector.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Maps; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Part I: Economic Integration and Social Transformation; 1 The Social Impact of Trade and Production Networks on Labour and Local Communities in Asia; 2 Globalization and Economic Change in Bangladesh; 3 International Trade and Business Investment in Myanmar: Scope, Strategic Development, and Social Implications; Part II: Global Trade and Commodity Production; 4 Work, Community, Environment and the Shrimp Export Industry in Bangladesh, India and Thailand
5 From Marginalized Worker to Impoverished Entrepreneur: The Globalization of the Trade in Crafts and Its Impact on Indian ArtisansPart III: Labour Organization in Transforming Economies and Societies; 6 Industrial Restructuring, Trade Union Strategy, and Social Transformation in Australia and Asia; 7 Governance, Labour and Uneven Development: The Political Economy of the Port Sector in South and South-East Asia; 8 Women Workers Organizing in the Free Trade Zones: Collective Action and Community; Part IV: Emerging Trade and Labour in Asia: The Information Technology Sector
9 Linking and Legitimizing Knowledge-based Economic Development: India-Singapore Collaboration in the Information Technology Sector10 Difference in a Transnational Organization in Australia: The Case of Transient Indian Information Technology (IT) Professionals; 11 Envisioning Futures in Work and Career in Large Transnational Call Centres in India; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book considers the transformative impact of global trade and production networks on local economies, work and labour organization, and various forms and meanings of 'community'. It examines the socio-economic transformation in Asia and the restructuring of manufacturing industries, ports and the information technology sector.
Labor economics.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Political economy.
Ethnology.
International economics.
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International Political Economy.
Cultural Anthropology.
International Economics.