This book considers the transformative impact of global trade and production networks on local economies, work and labour organization, and various forms and meanings of 'community'. It examines the socio-economic transformation in Asia and the restructuring of manufacturing industries, ports and the information technology sector. INDICE: Preface - PART I: ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION -Introduction: The Social Impact Of Trade and Production Networks On Labour And Local Communities in Asia; B.Pokrant ; M.Gillan - Globalization and EconomicChange in Bangladesh; J.McGuire - International Trade and Business Investmentin Myanmar: Scope, Strategic Development, and Social Implications; V.Thein ; D.Pick PART II: GLOBAL TRADE AND COMMODITY PRODUCTION - The Global Trade in Shrimp and its Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts in Bangladesh, India and Thailand; B.Pokrant - From Marginalized Artisan to Impoverished Entrepreneur: Indian Artisans Confront Globalization; T.Scrase - PART III: LABOUR ORGANISATION IN TRANSFORMING ECONOMIES AND SOCIETIES - Industrial Restructuring, Trade Union Strategy, and Social Transformation in Australia and Asia; M.Gillan ; R.Lambert - Global Trade and the Politics of Uneven Development: The Case of the Port Sector in South and South-East Asia; D.Hill - Women Workers Organizingin the Free Trade Zones: Collective Action and Community; J.Biyanwila - PART IV: EMERGING TRADE AND LABOUR IN ASIA: THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR - Linking and Legitimizing Knowledge Based Economic Development: India-Singapore Collaboration in the Information Technology Sector; F.Yahya - Visibility and Difference in a Transnational Organization in Australia: The Case of Transient Indian Information Technology Professionals (IT); S.Lakha - Envisioning Futures in Work and Career in Large Transnational Call Centres in India; J.Jarman -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22249-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 27/11/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés