The Shape of the Division of Labour

Download or read book The Shape of the Division of Labour written by Robert M. Solow and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is work divided up in the household, within an industry, a nation or between continents? What are the dynamics of the division of labour? The wide-ranging contributions to the book explore these questions from technological, capital and political perspectives. They include in-depth studies of gender, the firm, countries' economic specializations, ICTs, foreign direct investment and agriculture. The ten distinguished contributors-scholars, economists and practitioners - take stock of the shape of the division of labour and provide useful policy recommendations.