Labour in Southeast Asia: Local Processes in a Globalised World by Becky Elmhirst
Comprehensive examination of Labour in Southeast Asian countries
International group of contributors; all well known experts in their field
Labour in Southeast Asia
Labour in Southeast Asia
Summary
Brings together current research on labour in Southeast Asia, offering theoretical insights and detailed empirical case-studies drawn from a variety of contexts.
Labour in Southeast Asia Summary
About Becky Elmhirst
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Table of Contents
Preface List of Tables and Figures Contributors 1. Studying Labour in Southeast Asia: Reflections on Structures and Processes Part 1 The Regulation of Labour and Labour Regimes 2. Labour Dynamics in the Plantation and Mining Sectors in Southeast Asia, 1840-1950: A Historical Perspective 3. Constructing Child Labour: Attitude to Juvenile Work in Indonesia, 1900-2000 4. Trade Unions in Vietnam in Historical Perspective: The Transformation of Concepts 5. Local Politics and Labour Relations in the Philippines: The Case of Subic Bay Part 2 Labour Processes: Old Forms, New Meanings 6. Are They Incompatible? Modern Farming and Non-Market Labour in the Northern Philippine Uplands 7. From Resource Managers to Secondary Farm Hands: Changing Gender Divisions of Labour in a Philippine Upland Village 8. Labour Practices Outside the Factory: Modern Forms of Household Production in Java 9. Transforming Industrial Relations: the Case of the Malaysian Auto Industry Part 3 Labour Mobility and Work Transformations 10. Labour Relations and Mobility in Provincial Thailand 11. Labour Relations in a Changing Rural World: The Evolving Thai Experience 12. Labour Restructuring in Vietnam since the Economic Reform 13. Domestic Workers and Transnational Migration: Perspectives from the Philippines and Singapore Part 4 Reproducing Workers: The Boundaries of Community 14. Labouring Communities: Women's Roles in the Ombilin Coal Mines of Sumatra (1892-1965) 15. Labour Politics in Migrant Communities: Ethnicity and Women's Activism in Tangerang, Indonesia Index
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9780415405997
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Labour in Southeast Asia: Local Processes in a Globalised World by Becky Elmhirst
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2006-04-06
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