TY - JOUR
T1 - International Actors in Cambodian Labor Politics
AU - Park, Jinyoung
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PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - This study explores new dynamics in industrial relations (IR) in the globalization era. Globalization has created a favorable environment for international actors to become engaged in national IR systems. To analyze the institutionalizing process of the IR system under the influence of international actors and its impacts and implications, I devise a theoretical frame of institutional implantation by developing Evans' concept of ‘institutional monocropping.‘ I study Cambodia, a newly industrializing country under the strong influence of globalization. Drawing on data from intensive fieldwork, I argue that the Cambodian IR system has been designed based on the experiences of international actors, specifically the US government and the International Labour Organization (ILO), to serve their own interests. I suggest that these implanted institutions have brought shortterm gains to Cambodia's unions but may hamper their long-term potential by influencing unions’ strategies and behaviors, relying on international support, and focusing on economic issues in the workplace.
AB - This study explores new dynamics in industrial relations (IR) in the globalization era. Globalization has created a favorable environment for international actors to become engaged in national IR systems. To analyze the institutionalizing process of the IR system under the influence of international actors and its impacts and implications, I devise a theoretical frame of institutional implantation by developing Evans' concept of ‘institutional monocropping.‘ I study Cambodia, a newly industrializing country under the strong influence of globalization. Drawing on data from intensive fieldwork, I argue that the Cambodian IR system has been designed based on the experiences of international actors, specifically the US government and the International Labour Organization (ILO), to serve their own interests. I suggest that these implanted institutions have brought shortterm gains to Cambodia's unions but may hamper their long-term potential by influencing unions’ strategies and behaviors, relying on international support, and focusing on economic issues in the workplace.
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U2 - 10.21588/dns.2021.50.1.008
DO - 10.21588/dns.2021.50.1.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107733598
SN - 2671-4574
VL - 50
SP - 179
EP - 201
JO - Journal of Asian Sociology
JF - Journal of Asian Sociology
IS - 1
ER -