Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415976336
Publisert
2005-10-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
540 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
190
Forfatter
Biographical note
Janine Berg is a Labour Economist with the International Labour Office in Geneva, Switzerland, where she conducts research on labor markets in Latin America. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the New School for Social Research in New York City.
Miracle for Whom? offers a fresh and insightful perspective to the debate on rising income inequality in Chile, and on the broader question of how free trade affects the demand for workers in developing countries.
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Offers a fresh perspective to the debate on rising income inequality in Chile, and on the question of how free trade affects the demand for workers in developing countries. The author argues that heightened international competition has forced Chilean firms to drop their prices to retain market share, lowering profits.
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AcknowledgementsList of TablesList of FiguresChapter One IntroductionChapter Two Understanding Rising Wage Inequality: A Review of the LiteratureChapter Three Working in ChileChapter Four Foreign Competition, Corporate Strategies and Wage Suppression in the Cosmetics IndustryChapter Five When Moving Up the Value Chain Isn't Enough: Temporary Labor in Chile's AgroindustryChapter Six Rent-hoarding in an Open Economy: The Effects of Free Trade on Low-Skilled Chilean WorkersChapter Seven Summary and ConclusionAppendix One Data SourcesAppendix Two Interview QuestionnaireReferences
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415976336
Publisert
2005-10-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
540 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
190
Forfatter
Biographical note
Janine Berg is a Labour Economist with the International Labour Office in Geneva, Switzerland, where she conducts research on labor markets in Latin America. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the New School for Social Research in New York City.