Description |
1 online resource (x, 134 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
1. Introduction; 2. Characteristics of Firms in Thailand's Manufacturing Sector; 3. Firm Productivity Effects; 4. Labour Productivity Effects; 5. Skills Upgrading: Winners or Losers?; 6. Outsourcing Typology: Does It Matter?; 7. Policy Implications; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
Summary |
This book provides complete, yet non-technical, analyses of production fragmentation effects and thus targets a wide range of readers - including academics, researchers, policy-makers, students, entrepreneurs, and anyone who is interested in this subject. It investigates the economic impacts of production fragmentation in Southeast Asia with a focus on Thailand's experience as an emerging global hub of fragmentation and outsourcing. This elucidates new evidence in connection with production, industrial organizations and labour economics theories, providing interesting insights for formulating |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-127) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Manufacturing industries -- Thailand
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Industrial productivity -- Thailand
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Manufacturing industries -- Labor productivity -- Thailand
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Skilled labor -- Thailand
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Contracting out -- Thailand
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure.
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Contracting out
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Industrial productivity
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Manufacturing industries
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Manufacturing industries -- Labor productivity
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Skilled labor
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Thailand
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
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ISBN |
9789814311274 |
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9814311278 |
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981431126X |
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9789814311267 |
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