This ethnographic account invites readers to consider a fascinating case of globalized labor -- a Korean-owned and managed factory in China, operated by Chinese laborers, where the clash of cultures, traditions, and classes threatens both productivity and peace on the factory floor.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Harnessing the Merrimack River -- 2 Building a City at the Falls, 1821-1836 -- 3 Expanding the Waterpower, 1836-1847 -- 4 Testing the Waters: Scientific Engineering in Lowell -- 5 Protecting the People and the Profits, 1847-1865 -- 6...

The use of child workers was widespread in textile manufacturing by the late eighteenth century. A particularly vital supply of child workers was via the parish apprenticeship trade, whereby pauper children could move from the 'care' of poor law officialdom to the 'care' of early industrial...

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction and Context -- 2 Industrial Biotechnology: Past and Present -- 3 Vision of the Future: What New Chemicals Could Be Made? -- 4 How Do We Get There? -- 5 What Is Success and How to Get There:...

Key Features:This book investigates new urban industrial restructuring in China, based on on-going reindustrialization practices in Northeast China. Many books about urban China emphasize on coastal cities or how globalization impacts China's urban transformation. In contrast, this book is...

Key Features:Clearly and succinctly explains all terminology in economics, economic development as well as peculiar features in the Arabic contextAdopts a multidisciplinary approach with full cognizance of globalisation's good, bad or ugly as opportunities and/or challenges in sustainable...

Migration and Inequality in Germany 1870-1913 is a rigorous analysis of migration in Germany within the demographic and socio-economic contexts of the period studied. Focusing particularly on the rural labour market and the factors affecting it, it also examines the 'pull' factor to cities, and...

Key Features:Many others have argued that China's industrialization and economic growth at an accelerated rate over the past 25 years became possible by China's exports to mature industrialized countries. The author argues China did that by the import-export growth model. China's exports enabled...

This book is part of a broad examination of Confucianism and its implications for modernization of the Confucian regions (covering mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and Singapore). It is mainly concerned with the industrialization and...

Economic analysis of the industrial experiences of the newly industrialized economies in Asia is generally lacking in the literature. This study attempts to fill that void by providing an in-depth discussion on the economic impact of the industrial policies of Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea...