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Globalization, that catch word of our time, is provoking mixed reactions in the industrialized world. Most see it as inevitable. Many defend it as a positive phenomenon. Many others — workers in particular — are uneasy about the effects it is having on them and feel defenceless, unable to protect themselves against what they consider to be its negative consequences.
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Van Liemt, G. (1998). Labour in the Global Economy: challenges, adjustment and policy responses in the EU. In: Memedovic, O., Kuyvenhoven, A., Molle, W.T.M. (eds) Globalization of Labour Markets. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 13. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6229-0_14
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