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Globalisation and Work in Asia

Edited by John Burgess and Julia Connell, University of Newcastle, Australia

Chandos Asian Studies Series No. 4

 - addresses fundamental questions regarding growth, globalisation and working conditions
 - includes analysis of West, East and North Asian countries
 - includes an overview chapter from researchers from the ILO
 - includes meta studies and industry studies
 - multi-disciplinary approach adopted

This book reviews employment conditions in Asian countries. This is the hub of the strongest growth area in the world economy and while attention has focussed on job growth and industrial transformation, there has been very little attention on employment characteristics and employment conditions. In particular, the book addresses the issue of whether globalisation, taken to mean the growing international integration of economies, is a factor that leads to a convergence of employment conditions, and more importantly, an improvement in employment conditions. The book brings together contributions on many Asian economies where these core questions are considered at both the macro level and for specified industries.

Readership: Scholars and postgraduate students interested in employment and economic development a reference book for courses on economic development, comparative development.

£80.00 / US$135.00 / €95.00

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About the editors

Professor John Burgess: Director, Employment Studies Centre, University of Newcastle, Australia. Dr Julia Connell, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Newcastle, Australia. The editors have collaborated in two other books, published by Routledge.

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Contents

Globalisation and work in Asia: an introduction
John Burgess and Julia Connell

Changing patterns in the world of work in Asia: an overview
Sangheon Lee and Alan Wood

The impact of globalisation and labour market reforms in China
Zhang Xiaohe

India and business process outsourcing
Mohan Thite and Bob Russell

Labour market developments in Bangladesh since the Mid-1980s
Akhtar Hossain

The changing nature of work in Asia
Benedicto Ernesto R. Bitonio Jr.

Globalisation of the Malaysian economy and the WTO: problems and prospects for the Malaysian industry and the workforce
Amir Mahmood and Ming Yu Cheng

The impact of the global economy on the labour market in Thailand
Sujinda Chemsripong

An investigation into the transfer of HRM policies and practices of US and Japanese companies based in Vietnam
Anne N. Vo

Media and communications work in Indonesia: transformations and challenges for women
Pam Nilan and Prahastiwi Utari

Non-regular work in Korea
Byoung-Hoon Lee and Hyunji Kwon

Employment in transition: changes in Japan since the 1980s
Kunio Hisano

Globalisation and the emergence of non-traditional employment in Singapore
Rosalind Chew and Chew Soon Beng