Labor Markets and Multinational Enterprises in Puerto Rico Foreign Direct Investment Influences and Sustainable Growth /

• Main Authors: Juma'h, Ahmad H. (Author), Morales-Rodriguez, Doris (Author), Lloréns-Rivera, Antonio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics,
• Subjects: Industrial organization.; Labor economics.; Economic policy.; Economics.; Labor Economics.; Industrial Organization.; R & D/Technology Policy.

This book expresses the reasons to embark on a production management system and begin a journey to a better social and economic life in Puerto Rico. Among the population of Puerto Rico there is a simultaneous presence of a high rate of unemployment and a well-educated workforce. How has this happene...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Structural change in employment in Puerto Rico
• Labour market of Puerto Rico and its relationship with foreign direct investment, exports and gross domestic product
• Economic incentives for attracting and retaining FDI
• The pharmaceutical industry and R&D
• Outsourcing and labor in the manufacturing sector in Puerto Rico
• Global perspective.