Labour Relations in Development.

By: Fernández Jilberto, AlexContributor(s): Riethof, Marieke | Jilberto, Alex Fernandez | Riethof, Marieke | Fernandez, E Ale | Chapman, Richard E | Fernandez Jilberto, A E | Fernandez Jilberto, Alex | Riethof, Marieke | Fern Ndez Jilberto, AlexMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Routledge Studies in Development EconomicsPublisher: Florence : Taylor & Francis Group, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (410 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203522332Subject(s): Industrial relations -- Developing countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Labour Relations in DevelopmentDDC classification: 331 LOC classification: HD8943 -- .L336 2002ebOnline resources: Click to View
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Front Cover -- Labour Relations in Development -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Labour relations in the era of globalization and neo-liberal reforms: Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Marieke Riethof -- 2. Labour in the era of globalization: André Mommen -- 3. Political economy of growth in Russia: Vladimir Popov -- 4. Institutionalizing capitalism: changing labour market institutions in Hungary after state socialism: Maarten Keune -- 5. Continuity in change: social consequences of economic reform in Romania: Paul Blokker -- 6. Ukraine: changing work conditions in a neo-patrimonial society: Hans van Zon -- 7. Russia's regional labour markets: coping with the pressures of globalisation: Andrey S. Makarychev -- 8. Labour relations in transition: labour-intensive industries in Macau: Inês Trigo de Sousa -- 9. Indonesian labour and the challenges of globalization (1966-2001): J. Thomas Lindblad -- 10. Institutionalizing labour throughout Argentina's 'second great transformation': Claudia Sanchez Bajo -- 11. Responses of the Brazilian labour movement to privatization: Marieke Riethof -- 12. Neo-liberalization of industrial relations: the case of Chile: Alex E. Fernández Jilberto -- 13. The condition of labour in the new Cuban economic model: Antonio Carmona Báez -- 14. Union responses to privatization: lessons from the Mexican case: Claudia Báez-Camargo -- 15. Structural adjustment and trade unions in Africa: the case of Ghana: Piet Konings -- 16. The forces of globalization and labour in Africa: the case of Mali: Diana van Stijn -- 17. Labour and Ghana's debt burden: the democratization of dependency: Kwame Nimako -- Index.
Summary: This timely and well-written collection explores the impact of economic reforms in developing and transitional economies across the world. In a first of its kind, this book examines such issues as: * in-depth, cross-regional analysis of the pressures for global integration * labour costs and their determinants: crucial factors in the success of economic strategies in attracting investment * how wage levels, poverty and the important role of workers as part of a civil society are linked with the consequences of global integration. This important book is essential reading for all those involved in labour and development economics as well as being of great interest to policy makers.
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Front Cover -- Labour Relations in Development -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Labour relations in the era of globalization and neo-liberal reforms: Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Marieke Riethof -- 2. Labour in the era of globalization: André Mommen -- 3. Political economy of growth in Russia: Vladimir Popov -- 4. Institutionalizing capitalism: changing labour market institutions in Hungary after state socialism: Maarten Keune -- 5. Continuity in change: social consequences of economic reform in Romania: Paul Blokker -- 6. Ukraine: changing work conditions in a neo-patrimonial society: Hans van Zon -- 7. Russia's regional labour markets: coping with the pressures of globalisation: Andrey S. Makarychev -- 8. Labour relations in transition: labour-intensive industries in Macau: Inês Trigo de Sousa -- 9. Indonesian labour and the challenges of globalization (1966-2001): J. Thomas Lindblad -- 10. Institutionalizing labour throughout Argentina's 'second great transformation': Claudia Sanchez Bajo -- 11. Responses of the Brazilian labour movement to privatization: Marieke Riethof -- 12. Neo-liberalization of industrial relations: the case of Chile: Alex E. Fernández Jilberto -- 13. The condition of labour in the new Cuban economic model: Antonio Carmona Báez -- 14. Union responses to privatization: lessons from the Mexican case: Claudia Báez-Camargo -- 15. Structural adjustment and trade unions in Africa: the case of Ghana: Piet Konings -- 16. The forces of globalization and labour in Africa: the case of Mali: Diana van Stijn -- 17. Labour and Ghana's debt burden: the democratization of dependency: Kwame Nimako -- Index.

This timely and well-written collection explores the impact of economic reforms in developing and transitional economies across the world. In a first of its kind, this book examines such issues as: * in-depth, cross-regional analysis of the pressures for global integration * labour costs and their determinants: crucial factors in the success of economic strategies in attracting investment * how wage levels, poverty and the important role of workers as part of a civil society are linked with the consequences of global integration. This important book is essential reading for all those involved in labour and development economics as well as being of great interest to policy makers.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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