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Globalization and Workers in Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorRama, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-01T15:58:01Z
dc.date.available2014-08-01T15:58:01Z
dc.date.issued2003-01
dc.description.abstractStories on the positive and negative effects of globalization on workers in developing countries abound. But a comprehensive picture is missing and many of the stories are ideologically charged. This paper reviews the academic literature on the subject, including several studies currently under way, and derives the implications for public policy. First, it deals with the effects of openness to trade, foreign direct investment, and financial crises on average wages. Second, it discusses the impact of exposure to world markets on the dispersion of wages by occupation, skill, and gender. Third, it describes the pattern of job destruction and job creation associated with globalization. Because these two processes are not synchronized, the fourth issue addressed is the impact on unemployment rates. Fifth, the paper reviews the labor market policies that can be used to offset the adverse effects of globalization on employment and labor earnings. Finally, it discusses how the international community could encourage developing countries to adopt sound labor market policies in the context of globalization.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2125232/globalization-workers-developing-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2958
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19177
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2958
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCOUNT
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectDEVALUATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectEQUALIZATION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPORT INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPETITION
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectIMPORT PENETRATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectMARKET DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectNET LOSS
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMIES
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectPLANNED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectSIDE EFFECTS
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFF PROTECTION
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subjectTAX REFORM
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTIME SERIES
dc.subjectTRADABLE GOODS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE OPENNESS
dc.subjectTRADE REFORM
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.titleGlobalization and Workers in Developing Countriesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleGlobalization and Workers in Developing Countries
okr.date.disclosure2003-01-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:56:37.581356Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2125232/globalization-workers-developing-countries
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid846921467988877048
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2958
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_03013004074424
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2125232
okr.identifier.reportWPS2958
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okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitPublic Services, Development Research Group
okr.volume1
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