Trade, labour and transformation of community in Asia / edited by Michael Gillan and Bob Pokrant.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The social impact of trade and production networks on labour and local communities in Asia / Michael Gillan and Bob Pokrant -- Globalization and economic change in Bangladesh / John McGuire -- International trade and business investment in Myanmar : scope, strategic development, and social implications / Htwe Htwe Thein and David Pick -- Work, community, environment and the shrimp export industry in Bangladesh, India and Thailand / Bob Pokrant -- From marginalized worker to impoverished entrepreneur : the globalization of the trade in crafts and its impact on Indian artisans / Timothy J. Scrase -- Industrial restructuring, trade union strategy, and social transformation in Australia and Asia / Michael Gillan and Rob Lambert -- Governance, labour and uneven development : the political economy of the port sector in South and South-East Asia / Douglas Hill -- Women workers organizing in the free trade zones : collective action and community / Janaka Biyanwila -- Linking and legitimizing knowledge-based economic development : India-Singapore collaboration in the information technology sector / Faizal bin Yahya -- Difference in a transnational organization in Australia : the case of transient Indian information technology (IT) professionals / Salim Lakha -- Envisioning futures in work and career in large transnational call centres in India / Jennifer Jarman.