Overview

The impact of globalization on social development is a critical issue for both developed and developing countries. In ""Globalization and Social Development"", leading experts investigate this from the perspective of European, and more specifically, Southeast Asian economies including Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. The contributors provide a well documented, multi-disciplinary analysis of the relationship between globalization and social development in regions which, in the last two decades, have relied heavily on an outward looking development strategy and on attracting FDI, and which have been severely hit by the Asian crisis. In order to substantiate their analysis, the contributors include case studies of company relocation to Southeast Asia. The effects of globalization on compliance with core labour standards in the Asia Pacific are explored. Examining the complex link between globalization and social development in Europe and Southeast Asia, ""Globalization and Social Development"" should be welcomed by economists and social researchers with a specific interest in globalization and Southeast Asian economies. Lecturers and scholars of international economics, international business and Asian business should also find the book to be of great interest.

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Author:   Ludo Cuyvers
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.676kg
ISBN:  

9781840644685

ISBN 10:   1840644680
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   26 September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Globalisation and Social Development: An Introduction Part I: Europe 1. Globalisation and Wages in Industrial Countries 2. Globalisation, Employment and Wages 3. Globalisation and Relocation 4. Relocation from Industrial Countries to Asia Part II: Southeast Asia 5. ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Asia Pacific 6. Economic Crisis, Social Development and Challenges for the Trade Unions 7. Relocation to Thailand 8. Social Development and Globalisation 9. Globalisation and Social Development in the Philippines 10. International Business Relocation to the Philippines 11. FDI, Economic Growth and Social Equality in Vietnam Since the Later 1980s 12. Globalisation and the Reform of the Financial System in Vietnam 13. A Comparison of Social Conditions in Local and Joint Venture Companies in Vietnam Index

Reviews

'There is much to commend in this collection of papers to those interested in both globalization per se as well as those interested in economic and social development in South-east Asia.' -- David N. Ashton, Asia Pacific Business Review

Author Information

Edited by Ludo Cuyvers, Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp, Belgium

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