NAFTA and Labor in North America

by Norman Caulfield

Book Overview

As companies increasingly look to the global market for capital, cheaper commodities and labor, and lower production costs, the impact on Mexican and American workers and labor unions is significant. National boundaries and the laws of governments that regulate social relations between laborers and management are less relevant in the era of globalization, rendering ineffective the traditional union strategies of pressuring the state for reform.

Focusing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252076702
• ISBN13: 9780252076701
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"