Globalization and the Race to the Bottom in Developing Countries - Who Really Gets Hurt?

Informationen zum Autor Nita Rudra is an Assistant Professor of International Affairs in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Klappentext Challenges conventional wisdoms surrounding globalisation's effects on developing countries, suggesting that the real losers are the middle classes. Zusammenfassung According to conventional wisdom! globalisation's 'race to the bottom' undercuts welfare protections in developing countries! with the biggest losers being the poor. This study argues for a more complex conceptualisation! noting that it is the middle classes! the real beneficiaries of these welfare systems! who are most affected. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The race to the bottom in developing countries; 3. Who really gets hurt?; 4. LDC welfare states: convergence? What are the implications?; 5. Globalization and the protective welfare state: case study of India; 6. Globalization and the productive welfare state: case study of South Korea; 7. Globalization and the dual welfare state: case study of Brazil; 8. Conclusions; Appendices.

Product details

• Authors: Nita Rudra, Nita (University of Pittsburgh) Rudra, Rudra Nita
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2008
• EAN: 9780521715034
• ISBN: 978-0-521-71503-4
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Developing Countries, Politics & government, Political Economy, Politics and government, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Global South / Developing countries