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The shape of the division of labour : nations, industries and households / edited by Robert M. Solow (institute professor emeritus of economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; president of the Cournot Centre for Economic Studies, Paris, France), Jean-Philippe Touffut (director of the Cournot Centre for Economic Studies, Paris, France)

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: The Cournot Centre for Economic Studies series | Edward Elgar E-Book ArchivePublisher: Cheltenham, U.K ; Morthampton, Mass, USA : Edward Elgar, 2010Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 198 pages) : diagramsISBN:
  • 9781849809122
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: 9781849805100. | 9781849804967. | Erscheint auch als: The shape of the division of labour. Druck-Ausgabe. Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 2010. XVI, 198 S.RVK: RVK: QV 000LOC classification:
  • HD51
DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781849809122Online resources: Production credits:
  • How is work divided up in the household, within an industry, a nation or between continents? What are the dynamics of the division of labour? The wide-ranging contributions to this book explore these questions from technological, capital and political perspectives. They include in-depth studies of gender, the firm, countries' economic specializations, ICTs, foreign direct investment and agriculture. In this book, ten distinguished contributors-- economists, scholars and practitioners-- take stock of the shape of the division of labour and provide useful policy recommendations
Summary: 1. The changing global economic landscape : the factors that matter / Jan Fagerberg -- 2. How global is foreign direct investment and what can policymakers do about it? : stylized facts, knowledge gaps, and selected policy instruments / Peter Nunnenkamp -- 3. Labour market frictions as a source of comparative advantage : implications for unemployment and inequality / Elhanan Helpman -- 4. Exports of knowledge-intensive services and manufactures : the role of ICTs and intersectoral linkages / Valentina Meliciani -- 5. How integrated are Chinese and Indian labour into the world economy? / Richard N. Cooper -- 6. The changing sexual division of labour / Shelly Lundberg -- 7. Round table discussion : how do nations adapt to changes in the division of labour? / Bina Agarwal ... [et al.].Summary: How is work divided up in the household, within an industry, a nation or between continents? What are the dynamics of the division of labour? The wide-ranging contributions to this book explore these questions from technological, capital and political perspectives. They include in-depth studies of gender, the firm, countries' economic specializations, ICTs, foreign direct investment and agriculture. In this book, ten distinguished contributors-- economists, scholars and practitioners-- take stock of the shape of the division of labour and provide useful policy recommendationsPPN: PPN: 1023446731Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE
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