Globalization and the race to the bottom in developing countries : who really gets hurt? /

The advance of economic globalization has led many academics, policy-makers, and activists to warn that it leads to a 'race to the bottom'. In a world increasingly free of restrictions on trade and capital flows, developing nations that cut public services are risking detrimental effects t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rudra, Nita
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Globalization > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Globalization > Social aspects > Developing countries.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
Globalization > Economic aspects
Globalization > Social aspects
Social policy
Globalisierung
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Sozialpolitik
Armut
Sozialhilfe
Internationalisatie.
Sociaal-economische aspecten.
Armoede.
Globalisering > ekonomiska aspekter.
Globalisering > sociala aspekter.
Developing countries > Social policy.
Developing countries
Entwicklungsländer
Ontwikkelingslanden.
U-länder > ekonomiska förhållanden.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The race to the bottom in developing countries
  • Who really gets hurt?
  • LDC welfare states : convergence? What are the implications?
  • Globalization and the protective welfare state : case study of India
  • Globalization and the productive welfare state : case study of South Korea
  • Globalization and the dual welfare state : case study of Brazil
  • Introduction
  • Appendix A: LDC social spending
  • Appendix B: Assessing potential labor power
  • Appendix C: Additional tests for the RTB hypothesis
  • Appendix D: Variables in the inequality model
  • Appendix E: Technical notes on Gini coefficients
  • Appendix F: LDC Gini coefficient statistics
  • Appendix G: Robustness check
  • Appendix H: Conditional impact of trade on inequality
  • Appendix I: Descriptions and sources of variables
  • Appendix J: Cluster results minus outcome variables
  • Appendix K: Dendogram for cluster analysis
  • Appendix L: Poverty tables
  • Appendix M: Social expenditures on social security, health, and education in India (percent of GDP) based on national data.

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