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Globalization and China's 'Race to the Bottom' in Labour Standards
Chan, Anita - eSocialSciences - 2006
Globalization, or integration with the world economy via WTO membership, was expected to increase foriegn investment … and benefit the labour intensive manufacturing sector in China. Yet, although foreign investment has been flowing into … China and employment in the low-wage industries is expanding, wages of Chinese workers are not rising. In fact, China is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341689
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Challenges and Opportunities in a Trillion Dollar Economy
C, Chakrabarty K - eSocialSciences - 2011
dollar club, namely, the US, UK, Japan, Germany, China, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Brazil and Russia. In fact, over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321469
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Myth of Chinese Labour Flexibility
Sundar, K.R. Shyam - eSocialSciences - 2014
debate. In consonance with the globalization ideology, it is often cited that countries like China are doing well and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011026235
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Post-Conflict Recovery: Does the Global Economy Work for Peace?
Addison, Tony - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper mainly addresses the economic dimensions, concentrating on the importance of international trade to state-building and the need for global public goods in a global market economy. The focus here is on the smaller countries emerging from civil war (particularly in Africa) rather than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543096
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Critical Issues Facing China’s Rubber Industry in the Era of Market Integration: An Analysis in Retrospect and Prospect
K, Viswanathan P - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper discusses the emerging contradictions that may have serious implications for the sustainable growth and performance of China’s rubber industry in the era of internal restructuring and global market integration. The contradictions arise from the growing mismatch between shortage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487751
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On China’s Traditional Culture and Peaceful Development Strategy
Dewen, Wang - eSocialSciences - 2012
€™s traditional culture and historical development and analyzes the the reality of China's contemporary security as well as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133266
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Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Spillover: An Evaluation Across Different Clusters in India
Dua, Pami; Goldar, B N; Behera, Smruti Ranjan - eSocialSciences - 2011
The paper attempts to explore the technology spillover effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Indian manufacturing industries across different selected clusters in India. To measure the spillover effect to domestic firms in a particular cluster, a model is used that combines an innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323692
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Business Roundtable on Corporate Leadership for Sustainable Urbanization: Discussion Paper
Sinclair, Rob - eSocialSciences - 2006
The reality of urban development is that commerce and industry are two of its core drivers. Without the full participation of the private sector in efforts towards sustainable human settlements, the present and looming crisis of rapid urbanization, particularly in the South, will not be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487748
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Mumbai/Shanghai: Prospects/Problems--Imitating Global, Failing Local
Sharma, Kalpana - eSocialSciences - 2006
Do we aspire to be a ‘global’ city like Shanghai, with all the spit and polish to attract foreign investors by the drove? Or can we aim to be a city with a sustainable plan for its development – one that marries ecology with economy? Is it more important for us to forge links...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487795
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Water, City and Urban Planning: Assessing the Role of Groundwater in Urban Development and Planning in Delhi
Rohilla, Suresh Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2012
The paper examines the stages and patterns of urban evolution in the Delhi metropolis and its peri-urban areas and links the role of groundwater in urban development from the past to the present. With the help of a case study -‘Dwarka sub-city’ within the immediate urban extensions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133141