Industrial Restructuring and Labour-Market Adjustment under Positive Noninterventionism: The Case of Hong Kong

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
T-L Lui ◽  
S Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Market Strategy ◽  
Market Strategies

This paper is an attempt to probe the interactions of economic restructuring and labour-market development in the process of industrial development in contemporary Hong Kong. The discussion is mainly divided into two parts. First is an examination of the development of the Hong Kong economy in the context of the changing world economy and, in particular, the effects of the structuring of the global division of labour on changes in the economic structure of Hong Kong in the 1980s. The growth of the tertiary sector and the concomitant process of deindustrialisation stand out as the two most important features of the Hong Kong economy in the 1980s and the years to come. Second the kinds of labour-market strategy developed in response to changes in the economic structure are examined. The recent debate on the importation of labour and the growing concern of industrial relocation reflect the developing pattern of labour-market adjustment. It is contended that in order to grasp the dynamics of the structuring of labour-market strategies, the interactions among the international economic environment, state policy, the formation of industrial capital, and the bargaining power of labour must be probed. The case of Hong Kong is one characterised by the dominance of small local manufacturing establishments, a noninterventionist state, underdeveloped shop-floor or labour organisations, and an industrial economy heavily dependent on exports. All these factors contribute to the constitution of the ‘Hong Kong way’ of continuing labour-intensive production and making adjustments in labour-market strategies to cope with the process of economic restructuring.

TRANSFORMACIÓN Y DESIGUALDAD ECONÓMICA EN LA INDUSTRIALIZACIÓN EN EL ÁREA DE BARCELONA, 1715-1860

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Brea-Martínez ◽  
Joana-Maria Pujadas-Mora
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Primary Sector ◽  
Secondary Sector ◽  
Market Transformation

AbstractLabour market transformation and inequality were fundamental aspects in the transition to the industrialisation. This article reconstructs the Barcelona’s area economic structure across the 18thand 19thcenturies through the Marriage Licences of the Barcelona’s Cathedral. These documents registered a proportional tax paid by the spouses’ according to their occupational and social status. Since 1780, an important decrease in the primary sector and an increase in the secondary and tertiary sectors are observed. Inequality between economic sectors rose and also within the secondary sector (textile) due to the proletarianization of the workers. Conversely, there was not an increase in inequality in the primary sector while it decreased in the tertiary sector.

scholarly journals Transition and the change of economic structure of the population of Vojvodina between two censuses

2006 ◽  
pp. 269-280
Author(s):  
Sofija Adzic
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Basic Criterion ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Historical Heritage

In this work, the changes in the economic structure of the population of Vojvodina are considered between two censuses of population, limiting the beginning (1991) and the end of the first stage of transition (2002). Defining the transition as an attempt of the creation of a modern market economy, the author defined the development of human capital as the basic criterion for the analysis, developed as a special methodological concept based upon the category of labor and supplemented with various demograhpic criteria as health status, education, national structure and historical heritage. The performed analysis indicates that unevenly distributed transitional depression, various local and subregional demographic factors complex ethnical structure, historical heritage and the related problems of separatism, particularism and neglect of common interests impose the purposeful division of labour market to partial subregional labour markets aimed, on the basis of network organization, for a more efficient neutralization of these problems.

scholarly journals Skilled Migrants in the Swedish Labour Market: An Analysis of Employment, Income and Occupational Status

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3428
Author(s):  
Nahikari Irastorza ◽  
Pieter Bevelander
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Skilled Immigrants ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Highly Skilled Migrants ◽  
Highly Skilled ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
Employment Rates

In a globalised world with an increasing division of labour, the competition for highly skilled individuals—regardless of their origin—is growing, as is the value of such individuals for national economies. Yet the majority of studies analysing the economic integration of immigrants shows that those who are highly skilled also have substantial hurdles to overcome: their employment rates and salaries are lower and they face a higher education-to-occupation mismatch compared to highly skilled natives. This paper contributes to the paucity of studies on the employment patterns of highly skilled immigrants to Sweden by providing an overview of the socio-demographic characteristics, labour-market participation and occupational mobility of highly educated migrants in Sweden. Based on a statistical analysis of register data, we compare their employment rates, salaries and occupational skill level and mobility to those of immigrants with lower education and with natives. The descriptive analysis of the data shows that, while highly skilled immigrants perform better than those with a lower educational level, they never catch up with their native counterparts. Our regression analyses confirm these patterns for highly skilled migrants. Furthermore, we find that reasons for migration matter for highly skilled migrants’ employment outcomes, with labour migrants having better employment rates, income and qualification-matched employment than family reunion migrants and refugees.

Are Older Workers Disadvantaged in the Hong Kong Labour Market?

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lok Sang Ho ◽  
Xiang Dong Wei ◽  
Jan P. Voon
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Older Workers

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development in South East Asia

2010 ◽  
pp. 152-164
Author(s):  
Suharto Teriman ◽  
Tan Yigitcanlar ◽  
Severine Mayere
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Growth Management ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Impact Of Urbanization

Many South East Asian cities have experienced substantial physical, economic and social transformations during the past several decades. The rapid pace of globalization and economic restructuring has resulted in these cities receiving the full impact of urbanization pressures. In an attempt to ease these pressures, cities such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur have advocated growth management approaches focusing especially on urban infrastructure sustainability. These approaches aim to achieve triple bottom line sustainability by balancing economic and social development, and environmental protection. This chapter evaluates three Asia-Pacific city cases, Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, and assesses their experiences in managing their urban forms and infrastructure whilst promoting sustainable patterns of urban development.

scholarly journals Analisis Struktur Perekonomian Berdasarkan Pendekatan Input- Output di Provinsi Jawa Timur

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36
Author(s):  
Endah Kurnia Lestari ◽  
Olvi Mifta Alfiatul Jannah
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Product Matrix ◽  
Leading Industry ◽  
Secondary Industry ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Structural Shifts

This study aims to (1) discover the shift of economic structure of East Java Province period 2010 and 2015; (2) to identify the various leading sectors in economic development in East Java Province Period 2010 and 2015. The analysis method used in this research is quantitative descriptive by using the Input-Output approach. The linkages between sectors of the economy, leading sectors, and economic sector multipliers have widely used to analyze this approach. Furthermore, structural shifts are analyzed using a multiplier product matrix (MPM) that can describe the landscape of an economy. The results showed that based on the analysis of MPM has not occurred a shift in economic structure significantly. However, there has been a change in the tertiary sector. Although until now, the economy of East Java Province is still dominated by the secondary industry. The leading industry of East Java Province is owned by the manufacturing industry, although there are other potential sectors as the leading sector.

Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development in South East Asia

2011 ◽  
pp. 1059-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suharto Teriman ◽  
Tan Yigitcanlar ◽  
Severine Mayere
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Growth Management ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Impact Of Urbanization

Many South East Asian cities have experienced substantial physical, economic and social transformations during the past several decades. The rapid pace of globalization and economic restructuring has resulted in these cities receiving the full impact of urbanization pressures. In an attempt to ease these pressures, cities such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur have advocated growth management approaches focusing especially on urban infrastructure sustainability. These approaches aim to achieve triple bottom line sustainability by balancing economic and social development, and environmental protection. This chapter evaluates three Asia-Pacific city cases, Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, and assesses their experiences in managing their urban forms and infrastructure whilst promoting sustainable patterns of urban development.

Migration, Modernization, and Social Change

2020 ◽  
pp. 249-279
Author(s):  
Rita Afsar ◽  
Mahabub Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Actual Situation ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Women's Higher Education ◽  
Attitudinal Changes ◽  
Gender Division Of Labour

Chapter 8 unlocks the inter-relationship between migration and modernization by analysing attitudinal changes associated with urban living such as attitudes towards gender division of labour, women’s higher education, and participation in the labour market, to generate broader understanding on women’s empowerment. It also assesses whether, how, and to what extent gender and generational relations are redefined and impacted in relation to migration. It does so by analysing gender roles, attitudes, and aspirations regarding major institutions and practices including marriage, divorce, dowry, and inheritance that govern gender relations. It presents the actual situation of the members of these families on each of these accounts to examine whether there is consistency between what they think and what they practice. In this process, it identifies the factors that are conducive towards progressive attitudes and practices, and those which impede progress, the key determinant of qualitative changes and a migrants’ prospects for a better future.

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