The Shape of the Division of Labour Nations, Industries and Households |
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| Editor:
| Solow, Robert M.
Touffut, Jean-Philippe |
| Series title: | The Cournot Centre Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84980-496-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $142.00 |
Book Description:
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How is work divided up in the household, within an industry, a nation or between continents? What are the dynamics of the division of labour? The wide-ranging contributions to this book explore these questions from technological, capital and political perspectives. They include in-depth studies of gender, the firm, countries' economic specializations, ICTs, foreign direct investment and agriculture. In this book, ten distinguished contributors - economists, scholars and practitioners -...
More DescriptionHow is work divided up in the household, within an industry, a nation or between continents? What are the dynamics of the division of labour? The wide-ranging contributions to this book explore these questions from technological, capital and political perspectives. They include in-depth studies of gender, the firm, countries' economic specializations, ICTs, foreign direct investment and agriculture. In this book, ten distinguished contributors - economists, scholars and practitioners - take stock of the shape of the division of labour and provide useful policy recommendations.
The Shape of the Division of Labourwill interest researchers and students of international economics, labour economics, international trade and finance, as well as economists and public policy advisers and analysts.