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Globalisation, industrial revolutions in India and China and labour markets in advanced countries : implications for national and international economic policy

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Examines the impact on labour markets in advanced countries of the integration of the two fast-growing countries, China and India, with the liberalized global economy.

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  • Singh, Ajit., 2007. "Globalisation, industrial revolutions in India and China and labour markets in advanced countries : implications for national and international economic policy," ILO Working Papers 993979343402676, International Labour Organization.
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    3. Deepak Nayyar, 2010. "China, India, Brazil and South Africa in the World Economy: Engines of Growth?," Working Papers id:3039, eSocialSciences.
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    Keywords

    employment; wages; economic growth; economic relations; role of China.; role of India.; emploi; salaire; croissance économique; relations économiques; rôle de la Chine; rôle de l'Inde; empleo; salario; crecimiento económico; relaciones económicas; papel de China; papel de la India; North South; Nord-Sud; Norte-Sur;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
    • F6 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization
    • J82 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Labor Force Composition
    • J88 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Public Policy

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