Globalization and Labor Conditions Working Conditions and Worker Rights in a Global Economy |
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Author:
| Flanagan, Robert J. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-530600-2 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2006 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explains how three major mechanisms of globalization - international trade, international migration, and the activities of multinational companies - have altered working conditions and labor rights around the world during the 20th century. Drawing on analyses of a database on international labor conditions assembled for this project and a growing research literature on globalization and labor conditions, the book finds that trade, migration, and multinational companies are...
More DescriptionThis book explains how three major mechanisms of globalization - international trade, international migration, and the activities of multinational companies - have altered working conditions and labor rights around the world during the 20th century. Drawing on analyses of a database on international labor conditions assembled for this project and a growing research literature on globalization and labor conditions, the book finds that trade, migration, and multinational companies are associated with improvements in world labor conditions.