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Global Labour in Distress, Volume I

Globalization, Technology and Labour Resilience

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Contains commentaries contextualising the essays presented and the economic changes seen since 1991

  • Provides a varied disciplinary approach, encompassing development studies, economics, and demographic studies

  • Details the impact on and from migrations, technology and labour voice and resilience

Part of the book series: Palgrave Readers in Economics (PRE)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xliv
  2. The Post-Cold War Era and the Labour Market: An Overview

    • Pedro Goulart, Raul Ramos, Gianluca Ferrittu
    Pages 1-9
  3. Globalisation and Migration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
    2. Labour Without Borders

      • Gianluca Ferrittu, Raul Ramos, Pedro Goulart
      Pages 13-31
    3. High-Skilled Migration: Past, Present and Future

      • Alessandra Faggian
      Pages 75-81
    4. International Competition Intensified: Job Satisfaction Sacrificed?

      • Barbara Dluhosch, Daniel Horgos
      Pages 121-153
    5. Gender Pay Gaps in Domestic and Foreign-Owned Firms

      • Iga Magda, Katarzyna Sałach
      Pages 155-185
    6. Deglobalization and Labour: A New Era?

      • Peter A. G. van Bergeijk, Rolph van der Hoeven
      Pages 195-200
  4. Jobs and Technological Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
    2. Technological Change and the Future of Work

      • Raul Ramos, Gianluca Ferrittu, Pedro Goulart
      Pages 203-212
    3. Employment Effect of Innovation

      • d’Artis Kancs, Boriss Siliverstovs
      Pages 283-311

About this book

The first volume focuses on globalization, international migration, employment, labour agency, technological change, and labour resilience. This book aims to examine how labour institutions, both in developed and developing countries, have responded to the challenges faced over the last 30 years. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in labour economics, political economy, and development economics.

Keywords

  • Migration and globalization
  • Employment and technological change
  • Labour agency
  • International labor migration
  • Gender pay gap
  • Immigration and pricing

Editors and Affiliations

  • CAPP, Institute of Social and Political Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Pedro Goulart

  • Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics, AQR-IREA, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Raul Ramos

  • Lisbon School of Economics and Management - ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Gianluca Ferrittu

About the editors

Pedro Goulart is Deputy Director of CAPP, "Excellent" research center and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa. 

Raul Ramos is Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Barcelona.

Gianluca Ferrittu is a Doctoral Researcher at the Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Universidade de Lisboa. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global Labour in Distress, Volume I

  • Book Subtitle: Globalization, Technology and Labour Resilience

  • Editors: Pedro Goulart, Raul Ramos, Gianluca Ferrittu

  • Series Title: Palgrave Readers in Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89258-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-89257-9Published: 02 January 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-89260-9Due: 16 January 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-89258-6Published: 01 January 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2662-6454

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-6462

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLIV, 602

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Labor Economics, Political Economy and Economic Systems, Development Economics

Buying options

eBook USD 139.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-89258-6
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Hardcover Book USD 179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)