This paper analyses the welfare implications for a developing country of using union legalisation as a policy instrument to attract inward foreign direct investment. While its presence may discourage a foreign multinational (MNE) from locating in the host country, unionisation is an important...

Among the many concerns over globalization is that as nations compete for mobile firms, they will relax labour standards as a method of lowering costs and attracting investment. Using spatial estimation on panel data for 148 developing countries over 18 years, we find that the labour standards...

The present work is a collection of essays taking up the issue over the ninety-year history of the International Labour Organization. The book particularly focuses on the first thirty years of ILO's existence (1919-1949). The book shows both the institutional dimension of ILO's activities as...

In fragile states, social protection programmes are often a kaleidoscope of projects financed and implemented by a variety of donors, government agencies and NGOs. Such an environment does not foster a strong sense of ownership by beneficiaries, which weakens the likelihood of sustainability in...

In spite of the rapid growth and importance of informal employment in Ghana, few studies have investigated the extent of coverage of labour standards application, as a form of labour market regulation. This paper investigates the extent of labour standards application in shaping the employment...

The article states that development and application of qualitative standards for labour rating and their wide implementation in production enterprises is an important measure, which gives a possibility to improve the existing technological processes and organisation of labour, thus, to increase...

Part I. Business and Society -- Chapter 1. Women: Beyond Social Responsibility and Toward Social Innovation for a Sustainable Society. Lesson From the Past -- Chapter 2. Higher Professional Technical Course in Portugal: The Case Study of the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda -- Chapter 3. A Study...