Trade, Labour and Transformation of Community in Asia

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Social Impact of Trade and Production Networks on Labour and Local Communities in Asia....Pages 3-23
Globalization and Economic Change in Bangladesh ....Pages 24-35
International Trade and Business Investment in Myanmar: Scope, Strategic Development, and Social Implications....Pages 36-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Work, Community, Environment and the Shrimp Export Industry in Bangladesh, India and Thailand....Pages 71-101
From Marginalized Worker to Impoverished Entrepreneur: The Globalization of the Trade in Crafts and Its Impact on Indian Artisans....Pages 102-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Industrial Restructuring, Trade Union Strategy, and Social Transformation in Australia and Asia....Pages 129-157
Governance, Labour and Uneven Development: The Political Economy of the Port Sector in South and South-East Asia....Pages 157-181
Women Workers Organizing in the Free Trade Zones: Collective Action and Community....Pages 182-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Linking and Legitimizing Knowledge-based Economic Development: India-Singapore Collaboration in the Information Technology Sector....Pages 211-233
Difference in a Transnational Organization in Australia: The Case of Transient Indian Information Technology (IT) Professionals....Pages 234-256
Envisioning Futures in Work and Career in Large Transnational Call Centres in India....Pages 257-280
Back Matter....Pages 281-291