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Adjusting to Globalization

ISBN: 978-1-405-13169-8

May 2005

Wiley-Blackwell

176 pages

Description
This volume investigates the ways in which firms and workers are adjusting to globalization.
  • A collection of cutting-edge essays investigating the ways in which firms and workers are adjusting to globalization.
  • Written by leading researchers in the field.
  • Covers such issues as: outsourcing; the productivity effects of entry to export markets; job losses and wage insurance; and the protection of intellectual property.
  • Presents original research on adjusting to globalization.
  • Provides important insights into the microeconomics effects of globalization.
  • Highlights key issues for policy makers.
About the Author
David Greenaway is Professor of Economics and Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy at the University of Nottingham. His previous books include Surveys in International Trade (Blackwell Publishing, 1994), The Economics of Intra-Industry Trade (Blackwell Publishing, 1996), Globalization and Labour Markets (2001) and Trade, Investment, Migration and Labour Market Adjustment (2002).
Features

  • A collection of cutting-edge essays investigating the ways in which firms and workers are adjusting to globalization.
  • Written by leading researchers in the field.
  • Covers such issues as: outsourcing; the productivity effects of entry to export markets; job losses and wage insurance; and the protection of intellectual property.
  • Presents original research on adjusting to globalization.
  • Provides important insights into the microeconomics effects of globalization.
  • Highlights key issues for policy makers.