A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia: Globalization, the International Division of Labour and Labour Transformations

Kaur, A.

Amarjit Kaur examines wage labour's role in economic growth and change in Southeast Asia since 1840. Her study focuses on globalization; the international division of labour and how transnational economic processes shaped and continue to shape labour systems. There are five main themes - labour processes, migration and labour systems; labour circulation or mobility; the gendered nature of labour relations; and, class consciousness, worker organization and labour standards. A wide-ranging study which will be of great interest to historians, economists and Asia specialists.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-03-09

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333736968

DOI: 10.1057/9780230511132

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 286