Hooked -- The five star factory -- The physical costs -- The gold rush -- The stirring masses -- The girls of room 817 -- Accounts and accountability -- Delivering the goods -- The future of the China price

Die Studie leistet einen Beitrag zur empirischen Analyse des Kündigungsschutzes. Auf der Grundlage einer repräsentativen Unternehmensbefragung werden einzelne Kostenfaktoren, die der Kündigungsschutz in Deutschland verursacht, quantifiziert. Dabei wird deutlich, dass dessen direkte und...

Leading experts analyze the impact of the rapid growth of offshore outsourcing in manufacturing and IT. For some it promises more rapid economic growth and for some developing countries it is an opportunity to leapfrog, while others are sidelined but it also means labour and governments may lose...

Winners and losers from offshore outsourcing : what is to be done? / Eva Paus -- The challenge of the growing globalization of labor markets to economic and social policy / Richard Freeman -- Offshoring and labor recommodification in the global transformation / Guy Standing -- Globalization of...