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Wage Labour in Southeast Asia Since 1840
A. Kaur
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Paperback. Series: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCF; KCM; KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
Series
A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349408894
SKU
V9781349408894
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Ref
99-15
About A. Kaur
AMARJIT KAUR is Professor of Economic History at the University of New England and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She has published extensively on transport, labour, and economic development in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
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