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Globalization, outsourcing and labour development in ASEAN / Shandre Thangavelu and Aekapol Chongvilaivan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thangavelu, Shandre, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
- Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; 115
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- ASEAN.
- Contracting out--Southeast Asia.
- Labor supply--Southeast Asia.
- International business enterprises--Southeast Asia.
- Globalization--Southeast Asia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Due to technical advances in production and communication technology, outsourcing - contracting out production of intermediate materials and services - has affected the economic growth of the ASEAN region. This new book fills an important gap in the literature looking at the impact outsourcing has on labour markets, its subtle effects on regional economies and policy implications. Shandre Thangavelu and Aekapol Chongvilaivan investigate various impacts of outsourcing on labour markets, such as its effects on labour productivity, skill upgrading, human capital, and training, in ASEAN
- Contents:
- Cover; Globalization, Outsourcing and Labour Development in ASEAN; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; 1 Introduction; 2 Economics of outsourcing: a literature survey; 3 Outsourcing decisions: theory and evidence; 4 Outsourcing and labour productivity; 5 Outsourcing and wage inequality; 6 Outsourcing in emerging countries: a case study from Vietnam; 7 Managing global supply chain disruptions: experience from Thailand's 2011 flooding; 8 Outsourcing and policy implications; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 25, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-135-05000-7
- 0-203-49830-5
- OCLC:
- 847526804
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