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In contrast to division of work, division of labour is the specialization of an individual workers' or organizations' skills, through education, training, and practice.
In a review of different theories of the new international division of labour, Jenkins, 1984, argues that the emphasis on the Babbage principle leads to a neglect of the role of technical change in increasing profits.obert, A., (1983), 'Effects of the international division of labour on female workers in the textile and clothing industries', Development and Change, Vol. 14.