The Dynamics of Asian Labour Markets: Balancing Control and Flexibility

by Benson; John

• ISBN13: 9780415551113
• ISBN10: 0415551110
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-06
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Asia has undergone rapid economic transformation over the past two decades. While this economic growth has been relentless, the events surrounding the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis and the resulting surge in unemployment have highlighted the vulnerability of national systems with an approach to development based solely on economic growth. This book explores the nature, the dynamics and the functioning of the Asian labour markets and how they have been influenced by globalisation in the past few decades. It discusses the issues surrounding labour markets in the context of the major regional economies, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, India, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. It examines the ways in which Asian labour markets have changed with globalisation, how their transformation has impacted the key parties ' employers, employees, trade unions and governments, the response of the key parties towards this transformation and the consequences of all this on workers, organisations and society as a whole.