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Ergonomics in Developing Regions - Needs and Applications (Paperback)
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Ergonomics in Developing Regions - Needs and Applications (Paperback)
Series: Ergonomics Design & Mgmt. Theory & Applications
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Industrially developing countries have the largest populations, the
highest levels of poverty, poor health, and illiteracy, and the
greatest need for improvement in working conditions. And as the
marketplace and the workforce goes increasingly global,
accountability with regard to the abuse of cheap labor in
developing countries is becoming an issue. Presenting a global view
of the state of ergonomics in industrially developing countries
(IDCs), Ergonomics in Developing Regions: Needs and Applications
identifies problems, offers solutions, and explores costs and
benefits. It defines the steps that can be taken to close the gap
between working conditions in affluent and deprived nations. The
book highlights the plight of millions of laborers and the poor
working conditions pertaining to industrially less developed
countries where the working environment mirrors the socio-economic
deprivation of the people. Woven throughout the 34 chapters of this
book is the tenet that good ergonomics is good economics. The
chapters include examples of low-cost interventions at the work
place in IDCs. The contributors discuss the ripple effect of
ergonomics beyond the workplace to the betterment of life in
general for the huge workforce in IDCs around the world. They focus
on work-site problems and ergonomic solutions in developing regions
around the globe, covering work conducted in Asia, Africa, South
America, Russia, and China. Examining the factors unique to IDCs,
leading ergonomists provide insights as to how sustainable progress
is achievable in the developing world. They demonstrate the need
for a more inclusive macro approach, citing managerial input
essential for sustainable progress. With a panel of authors that
reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the field, this book
chronicles the nuances of differences in aim, practice, and outcome
when ergonomists tackle Developing World problems from a Developing
World perspective.
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