Industrial workers' health and environmental pollution under the new international division of labor
The Taiwan experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11020917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M S Chen (University of Chicago), C L Huang, Ce Huang (0000-0002-0380-2362) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1223-1231 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.87.7.1223 |
| PMID | 9240119 |
| OpenAlex | W2108294077 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
Using Taiwan as an example, this paper conducts a historical analysis of the relationship between economic development in the new international division of labor and environmental pollution and industrial workers' health. Three industries-asbestos, plastic, and dye-were chosen for case studies. We trace the emergence of each industry in Taiwan and study each industry's protection of workers' health and environmental quality. Under the new international division of labor, the state's prioritization of economic development leads to lenient regulation. Under such state policies, employers have few incentives to invest in the protection of their workers' health and in the control of environmental pollution. Workers and the public are constrained in their efforts to protect their own health and prevent environmental pollution. This situation is exemplified by the deplorable working conditions and inadequate environmental pollution controls in the asbestos, plastic, and dye industries. Workers' health and the public's health are greatly compromised by economic development in the new international division of labor
Business · Division of labour · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Environmental pollution · Environmental protection · Environmental quality · Geography · Incentive · Industrial pollution · Political science · Public health · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Law · Medicine · Pollution
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2020 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |