Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/47719

KEYWORDS : Growth Triangle;International Division of Labor;Japanese-affiliated Enterprise;Internal Labor Market;Japanese-style Management;Production System;Extended Metropolitan Regions

One of my research subjects is to cross-nationally compare the labor markets at the forefront of development in Asia. This paper examines the structure of the labor market on Batam Island, based on the survey data of Japanese-affiliated enterprise. The development of Batam has proceeded very rapidly under the Singapore-centered 'Growth Triangle'concept. The formations of the multi-layered labor markets in this region have shown unique evolutions with interactive regulation between the peculiar geopolitical factors and the market principles that pervade with an impact mainly from foreign direct investments.