Social regionalism in the global economy / edited by Adelle Blackett and Christian Levesque.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blackett, Adelle, 1967-

Lévesque, Christian, 1958-

Series:

Routledge studies in employment and work relations in context ; 6.

Routledge studies in employment and work relations in context ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regionalism--Social aspects.

Regionalism.

Regional economics--Social aspects.

Regional economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Regional trade agreements have expanded exponentially over the past decade, and have become a significant, if controversial, factor in the expanse of economic globalization. Social Regionalism in the Global Economy attempts to take a fresh, interdisciplinary approach to addressing labour regulation by drawing upon insights from industrial relations, comparative capitalism, and new governance schools of thought. It stands for the proposition that an interdisciplinary study of regional regulation holds the potential to offer a fuller account of social regionalism. Its focus is to co

Contents:

Asymmetric integration and the restructuring of social relations in global firms : actors, institutions, and norms / Christian L'vesque and Gregor Murray

MNC strategies and their linkages with SMEs / Clemente Ruis Duran and Jorge Carrillo

The role of MNCs in reshaping employment relations in China / Christian L'vesque and Hu Hao

European trade unions and EU Labour Law / Brian Bercusson

European works councils and trade union networking : a new space for regulation and workers' solidarity in Europe? / Val'ria Pulignano

Solidarity beyond borders? : Canadian law and trans-American union solidarity action / Pierre Verge

Does social embeddedness still matter? : a case study in the Ghanaian mining sector / Brice Adanhounme

The reformulation of labour law in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe / Arturo Bronstein

Mapping the social in Caribbean regional integration / Rose-Marie Belle Antoine

Labour reform from a regional perspective : experiences in the Americas / Graciela Bensusan

The evolution of European social integration under globalization : some reflections on recent developments / Marie-Ange Moreau

The paradox of Ohada's : transnational, hard law, labour harmonization initiative / Adelle Blackett

Trade, labor, migration : the "NAFTA corn" example / Chantal Thomas

Putting international labour law on the (right) map / Brian Langille

The cartography of transnational labour law : projection, scale, and symbolism / Judy Fudge.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-92294-6

1-136-92295-4

1-283-03823-4

9786613038234

0-203-84483-1

9780203844830

OCLC:

707068677