International Trade, Wage Inequality and the Developing Economy

• 1: Introduction.- I Evidence and the Debate.- 2: Wages and Employment.- II Explaining Symmetric Wage-Gap.- 3: The Standard Trade Theory:How Far Does It Go?.- 4: Trade Liberalization and Symmetric Wage-Gap.- 5: Input Trade: An Alternative Explanation.- III Trade, Capital Flow and Employment.- 6: Liberalization and Employmentin the Organized Sector.- IV Trade Liberalization, Wage Inequality and Employment in the South.- 7: Diverse Trade Pattern,Complementarity and Fragmentation.- 8: Segmented Input Marketsand Non-Traded Good.- 9: Trade, Skill Formation and the Wage-Gap.- 10: Conclusion.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.

From the reviews: "The book ... explores the analytical borders of the standard trade model and shows how various modifications, motivated by a developing country (DC) perspective, can indeed reconcile the theory with the presumed facts. ... I find the book by Marjit and Acharyya to be a very helpful contribution to the literature ... . Apart from its obvious usefulness as a text for advanced courses on trade theory ... the book may also serve as a useful source of inspiration for researchers ... ." (Erich Gundlach, Review of World Economics, Vol. 140 (2), 2004)