Globalization, Wages, and the Quality of Jobs Five Country Studies

• Main Authors: Robertson, Raymond, Brown, Drusilla, Pierre, Gaëlle Le Borgne, Sanchez-Puerta, Maria Laura
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago World Bank Publications 2009; The World Bank; World Bank
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANTI-SWEATSHOP MOVEMENT; APPAREL FACTORIES; APPAREL INDUSTRY; APPAREL SECTOR; AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY; AVERAGE WAGE; AVERAGE WAGES; BARGAINING; BARGAINING POWER; CHILD LABOR; COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; Commerce; COMPENSATING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS; COMPENSATION; COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKETS; COMPETITIVE MARKETS; COMPETITIVENESS; COMPULSORY LABOR; CONSUMERS; CORE LABOR STANDARDS; CORPORATE CODE; CORPORATE CODES; CORPORATE CODES OF CONDUCT; CORPORATE POLICY; Developing countries; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; DIMINISHING RETURNS; DOMESTIC MARKET; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ECONOMIC RESEARCH; ECONOMIC SHOCKS; ECONOMICS; ECONOMICS LITERATURE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DISTRIBUTION; EFFICIENCY WAGES; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS; EMPLOYMENT SHARE; EXPORT GROWTH; EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE; EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES; EXPORTS; EXTERNALITIES; FACTOR MARKETS; FACTORY MANAGERS; FIRM LEVEL; FIRM SIZE; FOREIGN INVESTMENT; FREE TRADE; FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION; FUTURE RESEARCH; GDP; GDP PER CAPITA; GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS; Globalization; GNP; GNP PER CAPITA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HIGH WAGES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; HUMAN RESOURCE; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ILO CONVENTIONS; IMPERFECT COMPETITION; IMPORT QUOTAS; IMPROVED WORKING CONDITIONS; INCOME; INCOME LEVELS; INDUSTRIAL WAGE; INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS; INDUSTRY WAGE; INFORMAL SECTOR; INJURIES; INNOVATION; INNOVATIONS; INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL MARKET; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; JOB CREATION; JOB LOSS; JOBS; Labor; LABOR CONDITIONS; LABOR DEMAND; LABOR ECONOMICS; LABOR FORCE; LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION; LABOR LAW; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT; LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES; LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES; LABOR MARKETS; LABOR MOBILITY; LABOR MOVEMENT; LABOR MOVEMENTS; LABOR PRACTICES; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; LABOR RELATIONS; LABOR STANDARDS; LABORERS; LABOUR; Labour market; Labour supply; LEGAL STATUS; MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS; MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; MANPOWER; MARKET WAGES; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES; MULTINATIONAL FIRMS; NATIONAL INCOME; OCCUPATIONS; OVERTIME; PAYING JOBS; PER CAPITA INCOME; PERSONNEL; POSITIVE EFFECTS; POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES; PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PRODUCTIVE FIRMS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFIT MARGINS; PROFIT MAXIMIZING; PROPERTY RIGHTS; QUOTA RENTS; QUOTAS; RATCHETING LABOR STANDARDS; REAL WAGE; REAL WAGES; REGRESSION ANALYSES; RENTS; RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; RISK AVERSE; SAFEGUARDS; SAFETY; SAFETY STANDARDS; SEVERANCE PAY; SKILLED WORKERS; SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY; Social aspects; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL POLICIES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SUPPLIERS; SUPPLY CHAIN; SUPPLY CHAINS; Sustainable development; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICIES; TRADE POLICY; TRADE UNIONS; TRANSITION ECONOMIES; UNEMPLOYED; UNEMPLOYED WORKERS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE; UNFAIR COMPETITION; UNION MEMBERSHIP; UNSKILLED LABOR; VALUE ADDED; WAGE DATA; WAGE DETERMINATION; WAGE DIFFERENTIAL; WAGE DIFFERENTIALS; WAGE EFFECTS; WAGE INEQUALITY; WAGE PREMIUM; WAGE PREMIUMS; WAGE RATE; WAGE RATES; WAGE STRUCTURE; WAGES; WEALTH; WOMEN WORKERS; WORKER; WORKER HETEROGENEITY; WORKER PRODUCTIVITY; WORKING; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION; WTO; YOUNG WORKERS; WAGES; SAFETY; LABOR DEMAND; GLOBALIZATION; REAL WAGES; MFA; FDI; LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION; LABOR MARKET; FREE TRADE; TRADE UNIONS; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE; INTER-INDUSTRY WAGE DIFFERENTIALS; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; WORKING CONDITIONS; INCOME; WAGE DIFFERENTIALS; PRODUCTIVITY; LABORERS; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR STANDARDS; MANPOWER; LABOR FORCE; UNEMPLOYMENT
• ISBN: 9780821379349; 0821379348
• DOI: 10.1596/978-0-8213-7934-9

Trade liberalization holds both promises and perils for workers around the world. This book uses a new 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.