The Oxford Handbook of Offshoring and Global Employment
The Oxford Handbook of Offshoring and Global Employment

Author: Ashok Bardhan

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 983

ISBN-13: 0199324050

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The Oxford Handbook of Offshoring and Global Employment deals with a key issue of our time: How do globalization, economic growth and technological developments interact to impact employment? The book brings together eminent authors from a wide range of countries around the world, drawing on their diverse academic and policymaking backgrounds, and specific national or regional settings to assess how global economic changes have affected employment opportunities. The book is unique in a number of ways - It has a global reach, presenting analyses and viewpoints from both developed and developing countries, from all continents; its timing and context is particularly instructive, since most papers are located in the aftermath of the global financial crisis; and it addresses a wide range of questions-How do different types of offshoring and global linkages impact employment? How is the skill mix of the labor force impacted by globalization? How do institutional structures and regulations influence the outcome of globalization in developed and developing countries? Individual chapters analyze how the impact of global linkages on national economies is mediated through a number of structural aspects of the economy - its institutional and industrial structure, its resource base, its predominant firm type, its comparative advantage, and its regulatory practices. The chapters in the book cover both manufacturing and services sectors, and many chapters also address policy issues regarding innovation and job creation.

Offshoring and Working Conditions in Remote Work
Offshoring and Working Conditions in Remote Work

Author: Jon Carleton Messenger

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780230296312

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An historical context of the development of global outsourcing with case study analysis in four countries where the industry is large or growing. It provides policy advice from employers to policy makers on how the growth of good quality jobs can be ensured as this industry grows and matures around the world.

Offshoring and Employment
Offshoring and Employment

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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Offshoring - the transfer of an industrial activity abroad - is defined in detail and its effects examined.

Offshoring and the Internationalization of Employment
Offshoring and the Internationalization of Employment

Author: Peter Auer

Publisher: International Labour Organization

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9789290147831

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This collection of papers examines key trends in the internationalisation of employment, drawing on the proceedings of an ILO conference held in Annecy, France in April 2005. The papers focus on three related issues: the impacts of trade and investment abroad, including the offshoring of production of goods and services, and effects on the winners and losers in terms of employment; adjustment methods for coping with the short and medium term problems related to the globalisation of employment; and the importance of international instruments to help ensure a level playing field in trade and promote development, drawing on established rights and international labour standards.

The New Offshoring of Jobs and Global Development
The New Offshoring of Jobs and Global Development

Author: Gary Gereffi

Publisher: International Labour Organization

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9789290148050

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This book is based on the 7th ILO Social Policy Lectures, which are endowed with the ILO's Nobel Peace Prize, held in Kingston, Jamaica in December 2005. In keeping with the topics covered in the lecture series, it uses the global value chains perspective to look at how offshore outsourcing has affected the quantity and quality of jobs in the global economy. While offering an overview of the contemporary global labour market, the book examines the issue of global consolidation and industrial upgrading and its promise and perils for development. It introduces an analytical framework for linking jobs in the industrial structures of both advanced and developing economies through the dynamics of global value chains. It reviews the strategies of leading firms global retailers, branded marketers, and brand-name manufacturers and considers the conceptualisation of jobs in the global economy not by their location in particular industries or countries, but by their role in global value chains.The author argues that, given the special features of global value chains, there is a need to reconsider the contemporary notions of global corporate social responsibility and private as well as public governance

Outsourcing America
Outsourcing America

Author: Ron Hira

Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0814416284

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One of the most controversial topics in the news is the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries. Outsourced jobs have extended well beyond the manufacturing sector to include white-collar professionals, particularly in information technology, financial services, and customer service. Outsourcing America reveals just how much outsourcing is taking place, what its impact has been and will continue to be, and what can be done about the loss of jobs. More than an exposé, Outsourcing America shows how offshoring is part of the historical economic shift toward globalism and free trade, and demonstrates its impact on individual lives and communities. In addition, the book now features a new chapter on immigration policies and outsourcing, and advice on how individuals can avoid becoming victims of outsourcing. The authors discuss policies that countries like India and China use to attract U.S. industries, and they offer frank recommendations that business and political leaders must consider in order to confront this crisis—and bring more high-paying jobs back to the U.S.A.

Offshoring and Employment Trends and Impacts
Offshoring and Employment Trends and Impacts

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2007-07-13

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9264030948

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This report defines offshoring in detail, describes the wide-ranging effects that offshoring can have on employment both positively and negatively, and outlines the policy implications, suggesting ways to limit the downside of offshoring while building trust among stakeholders.

Bringing the Jobs Home
Bringing the Jobs Home

Author: Todd G. Buchholz

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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Buchholz explores the crisis of the outsourcing of American jobs, and reviews potential solutions.

The Fissured Workplace
The Fissured Workplace

Author: David Weil

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2014-02-17

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 067472612X

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In the twentieth century, large companies employing many workers formed the bedrock of the U.S. economy. Today, on the list of big business's priorities, sustaining the employer-worker relationship ranks far below building a devoted customer base and delivering value to investors. As David Weil's groundbreaking analysis shows, large corporations have shed their role as direct employers of the people responsible for their products, in favor of outsourcing work to small companies that compete fiercely with one another. The result has been declining wages, eroding benefits, inadequate health and safety protections, and ever-widening income inequality. From the perspectives of CEOs and investors, fissuring--splitting off functions that were once managed internally--has been phenomenally successful. Despite giving up direct control to subcontractors and franchises, these large companies have figured out how to maintain the quality of brand-name products and services, without the cost of maintaining an expensive workforce. But from the perspective of workers, this strategy has meant stagnation in wages and benefits and a lower standard of living. Weil proposes ways to modernize regulatory policies so that employers can meet their obligations to workers while allowing companies to keep the beneficial aspects of this business strategy.

The Factory-free Economy
The Factory-free Economy

Author: Lionel Fontagné

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 019877916X

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An economic analysis of de-industrialization that considers the ongoing transformation of the industrial economies and the consequences for economic policy.