Globalization, Wages, and the Quality of Jobs: Five Country Studies (World Bank Publications)

by Drusilla Brown (Editor), Gaëlle Le Borgne Pierre (Editor), Maria Laura Sanchez-Puerta (Editor), Raymond Robertson (Editor)

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  Illustrated
  2009

  $32.82

  Trade liberalization holds both promises and perils for workers around the world. This book uses a fresh analytical framework to show that while globalization has been associated with improvements in working conditions in the exposed sectors (apparel and textile), questions remain about the durability and generalization of such improvements.