International division of labor
International division of labor refers to a conception of economic production as intrinsically transnational; of the interdependence between economic production and geographically-differentiated labor power in the first instance. ‘Old’ and ‘new’ versions of the concept abound: the ‘old’ internationa...
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| author | Lim, Kean Fan |
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| description | International division of labor refers to a conception of economic production as intrinsically transnational; of the interdependence between economic production and geographically-differentiated labor power in the first instance. ‘Old’ and ‘new’ versions of the concept abound: the ‘old’ international division refers to the Ricardian view that labor power enjoys comparative advantage based on finished products; the ‘new’ international division defines comparative advantages on the basis of tasks and processes. The new international division of labor was caused in large part by the crisis of Fordism, a process much researched by economic geographers. Empirical findings demonstrate a more complex process of transformation: the international division of labor was shaped by as much by changes in firm cultures and new politico-developmental objectives in developing countries as they were by the vertical distintegration in and relocation of production process by firms based originally in industrialized economies. |
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| spelling | nottingham-308512020-05-04T20:11:19Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30851/ International division of labor Lim, Kean Fan International division of labor refers to a conception of economic production as intrinsically transnational; of the interdependence between economic production and geographically-differentiated labor power in the first instance. ‘Old’ and ‘new’ versions of the concept abound: the ‘old’ international division refers to the Ricardian view that labor power enjoys comparative advantage based on finished products; the ‘new’ international division defines comparative advantages on the basis of tasks and processes. The new international division of labor was caused in large part by the crisis of Fordism, a process much researched by economic geographers. Empirical findings demonstrate a more complex process of transformation: the international division of labor was shaped by as much by changes in firm cultures and new politico-developmental objectives in developing countries as they were by the vertical distintegration in and relocation of production process by firms based originally in industrialized economies. Wiley-Blackwell Richardson, Douglas Castree, Noel Goodchild, Michael F. Kobayashi, Audrey L. Marston, Richard 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed Lim, Kean Fan (2015) International division of labor. In: International encyclopedia of geography: people, the earth, environment, and technology. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, N.J.. (In Press) |
| spellingShingle | Lim, Kean Fan International division of labor |
| title | International division of labor |
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| title_short | International division of labor |
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