Globalization and the Quality of Asian and Non-Asian Jobs

This paper assesses the impact of international trade and investment flows on the evolution of working conditions and labor rights in Asian and non-Asian countries in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Labor conditions improved as globalization increased during this period. We find that real pe...

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Main Authors: Robert J. Flanagan, Niny Khor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The MIT Press 2014-03-01
Series:Asian Development Review
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Online Access:https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/ADEV_a_00020