Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of Subcontracted Work in a Global Economy - Brossura

Balakrishnan, Radhika

 
9781565491397: Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of Subcontracted Work in a Global Economy

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An exploration of how current globalizing economic trends impact on the lives of women workers in Asia, looking specifically at the dynamics and growth of subcontracted labor. The contributors explore the impact of subcontracted work in different national settings, making links to the global economy, and to household level changes in women's financial security and work opportunities. They present case studies from Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and India, and explore the implications for women's empowerment and changing social relations of production. For scholars, students and researchers interested in women's roles in economic development and in a globalizing world economy. An exploration of how current globalizing economic trends impact on the lives of women workers in Asia, looking specifically at the dynamics and growth of subcontracted labor. Case studies from Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and India connect global economic change in labor and production to household level changes in women's financial security and work opportunities. The international contributors consider these changes from the point of view of women's empowerment and changing social relations of production. For scholars, students and researchers interested in women's roles in economic development and in a globalizing world economy.

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9781565491403: Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of Subcontracted Work in a Global Economy

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ISBN 10:  1565491408 ISBN 13:  9781565491403
Casa editrice: Lynne Rienner, 2001
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