Isbn: 9780415382755 - asian informal workers: global risks local protection (routledge studies in the growth economies of asia, 68, band 68) (16 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 512 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This thoroughly researched volume surveys the nature and extent of 'informal' work in Asia, which is a powerful and under-studied force in the region. After over half a century of development, even in the fast growing economies of Asia, the formal sector, and industrial jobs have grown rather slowly, and most non-agricultural employment growth has occurred in the informal economy. At the same time as this, there has been a feminization of informal workers and growth in subcontracted homework. Drawing on detailed case studies carried out in five Asian countries - two low income (India and Pakistan) and three middle income (Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines) - where subcontracted production, usually by women and children working out of home, is now widespread, this insightful book acknowledges that home-based work is the source of income diversification for poor families, but is also the source of exploitation of vulnerable workers and child labour as firms attempt to contain costs.This wide-ranging and accessible survey, edited by key specialists in this field, along with an impressive team of contributors, examines the social protection needs of these workers arguing convincingly for public action to promote such work and protect these workers as a possible new labour intensive growth strategy in developing countries.…

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Zustand: New. Edited by key specialists in the field, along with a team of contributors, this volume surveys the nature and extent of informal home work in Asia, examining and arguing for protection of the workers who are exploited. Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia. Num Pages: 512 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 126 black & white tables, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 872. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . .…

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Zustand: New. Edited by key specialists in the field, along with a team of contributors, this volume surveys the nature and extent of informal home work in Asia, examining and arguing for protection of the workers who are exploited. Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia. Num Pages: 512 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 126 black & white tables, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 872. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Gebunden. Zustand: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Santosh Mehrotra is a senior policy advisor for the United Nations Development Program based in Bangkok, Thailand. His books include Development With a Human Face (edited with R. Jolly, 1997) Eliminating Human Poverty: Macro economic Polici. …

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