In the past two decades, several millions of IT-enabled services jobs have been relocated or 'offshored' from the US and Europe to, in particular, low cost economies around the world. Most of these jobs so far have landed in South and South-East Asia, with India and the Philippines receiving the bulk of them. This has caused profound changes in the international division of labour, and has had correspondingly wide social and economic effects.
This book examines how this 'next wave in globalization' affects people and places in South and South-East Asia. It brings together twelve case studies from India, the Philippines, China, Hong Kong and Thailand, and explores how and for whom services offshoring creates opportunities, triggers local economic transformations and produces challenges. This book in addition compares how different countries take part in this 'second global shift', investigates service-sector driven economic development from a historical perspective, and engages with the question whether and to what extent services offer a new promising avenue of sustained economic growth for developing countries. It argues that service-led development in developing countries is not easy for all the workers involved, or a guaranteed path to sustained economic development and prosperity.
This volume stands out from other books in the field in its exploration of the social and economic outcomes in the cities and countries where services have been located. Based on cutting edge empirical research and original data, the volume offers a state-of-the-art contribution to this growing debate. The book provides valuable insights for students, scholars and professionals interested in services offshoring, socio-economic development and contemporary transformations in South and South-East Asia.
Автор: Kaur Название: Wage Labour in Southeast Asia Since 1840 ISBN: 0333736966 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333736968 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20962.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This a wide-ranging study focuses on five main themes: labour processes, migration and labour systems; labour circulation or mobility; the gendered nature of labour relations; and class consciousness, worker organization and labour standards.
Автор: Sindakis Название: The Entrepreneurial Rise in Southeast Asia ISBN: 1137378670 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137378675 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 14673.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Entrepreneurial Rise in Southeast Asia examines the start-up scene environments in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. The contributors to this volume explore government strategies to support start-up communities, local challenges, and unique strengths of each country.
Описание: This book investigates the theme of global transitions with a cross-regional comparative study of two areas experiencing change over the past three decades: Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Political transitions in Asia have been the subject of interest in academic and policy-making communities recently as there are encouraging signs of democratization in countries that exhibit elements of authoritarianism. In those countries with relatively open political systems, transitions to democracy have been complete – albeit messy, flawed, and highly contested. In contrast, countries of the MENA region that have been gripped by revolts in recent years find themselves in the midst of chaotic and uncontrollable transitions. Why are there such differences between these regions? What, if anything, can be learned and applied from the transitions in Southeast Asia? These questions are answered here as Asia’s experience is contrasted with the Arab revolts and the struggle of the different countries in the MENA region to fashion a new social contract between states and citizens.
Описание: Until now, most socially responsible and impact investments have centred on developed markets, with growth potential and investment opportunities in the frontier economies of countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam being mostly overlooked.
Автор: Palmujoki Название: Regionality and Globalism in Southeast Asia ISBN: 0333734777 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333734773 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20263.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This work examines the regionalist debate in Southeast Asia from the end of the Cold War up to the beginning of the new millennium. It focuses on the organization of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and covers political, economic and security issues characterizing its development.
Описание: Focusing on the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, this book demonstrates how collective identity depends on the construction of outsider states, such as Morocco, Turkey, and Australia, as different. It also analyzes how these regional organizations can consequently aggravate conflicts involving outsider states.
Автор: Elias Название: The Everyday Political Economy of Southeast Asia ISBN: 1107122333 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107122338 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book draws together a body of interdisciplinary scholarship in Southeast Asian studies to explore how the emergence of more marketized forms of economic policymaking in Southeast Asia impacts everyday life and is sustained and contested through everyday practices.
Автор: Tarling Nicholas Название: Nations and States in Southeast Asia ISBN: 0521625645 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521625647 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This reflective and provocative 1998 book will become a major interpretive synthesis of modern Southeast Asia.
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