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This book analyses the conflicts that emerged from the Brazilian labour movement's active participation in a rapidly changing political environment, particularly in the context of the coming to power of a party with strong roots in the labour movement. While the close relations with the Workers' Party (PT) have shaped the labour movement's political agenda, its trajectory cannot be understood solely with reference to that party's electoral fortunes. Through a study of the political trajectory of the Brazilian labour movement over the last three decades, the author explores the conditions...

This collection explores the impact of economic reforms in developing and transitional economies across the world. It examines such issues as: pressures for global integration; labour costs and their determinants - crucial factors in the success of economic strategies in attracting investment; and how wage levels, poverty and the important role of workers as part of a civil society are linked with the consequences of global integration. This text is useful reading for all those involved in labour and development economics as well as being of interest to policy makers.