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Study of the political situation and process of modernisation in Ethiopia under the political leadership of the emperor haile selassie - gives historical background and covers the role of the Church, the improvement in educational facilities, the increasing dissatisfaction of students and intellectuals at the slow economic development of the country, industrialization policies, etc. Bibliography pp. 249 to 264, maps and references.
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"In 1965, "the rest" accounted for less than one-twentieth of the world manufacturing output. By 1995, they produced nearly one-fifth of world output. This book explains the economic policies that allowed for this rapid growth "The rest" comprises primarily at China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Turkey. Amsden shows that their economic growth was driven by industrialization that was...
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USA. Report on human resources development in the texas rural area - covers major factors influencing employment participation of the rural population, industrialization potential, impact of rural development, etc., and includes information on current training programmes for rural workers. Statistical tables.
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Historical background of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, and study of the position of the populations of the republics as minority groups of the USSR, with particular reference to the stalin era - covers the Turkish and mongol history of the region, demographic aspects and geographical aspects, political leadership, political problems, nationalist movements, nomadism and the social implications of suppression thereof...
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Examines the gendered nature of social reproduction (i.e. household chores, child care and biological reproduction) and export production in the foreign-owned assembly plants in Nogales and Ciadad Madero at the border with the United States. Studies the intersection of class and gender dynamics in the radical transformation of Mexican industrial strategy, from a State-led import substitution emphasis to a neoliberal export-orientation based on transnational...
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This book presents an analysis of contemporary Central American history from a social perspective and, more specifically, from that of one of its main components: the world of labor. Despite undeniable changes, this world is still made up of three basic logics: Labor markets reflect an inability to generate sufficient employment, labor relations remain precarious, and labor subjects and actors solid enough for their voice to be heard have not managed...
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Study of woman workers in export oriented industries on the northern frontier in Mexico - based on a field study (1978-1979) in Ciudad Juarez, discusses industrial worker demographic aspects, educational level, wage differentials, working conditions, obstacles to trade unionization, seasonal unemployment, underemployment, labour market segmentation, employees attitudes and social implications of the Border Industrialization Program based on multinational...
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The Workers of Nations: Industrial Relations in a Global Economy compares and contrasts the experiences of different nations around important developments, including the labor market consequences of regional trading pacts like the European Community and the North American Free Trade Agreement. The book also explores the international diffusion of new forms of work organization, and the strategies - ranging from corporatism to voluntarism - that nations...
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"David S. Landes tells the long, fascinating story of wealth and power throughout the world: the creation of wealth, the paths of winners and losers, the rise and fall of nations. He studies history as a process, attempting to understand how the world's cultures lead to - or retard - economic and military success and material achievement." "Countries of the West, Landes asserts, prospered early through the interplay of a vital, open society focused...
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