Labor markets in Latin America : combining social protection with market flexibility /
Many of the rules that govern labor markets in Latin America (and elsewhere) raise labor costs, create barriers to entry, and introduce rigidities in the employment structure. These include the exceedingly restrictive regulations on hiring and firing practices, as well as burdensome social insurance...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press
©1997.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7864/jj.17497004 |
| Summary: | Many of the rules that govern labor markets in Latin America (and elsewhere) raise labor costs, create barriers to entry, and introduce rigidities in the employment structure. These include the exceedingly restrictive regulations on hiring and firing practices, as well as burdensome social insurance schemes. Such labor market regulations contribute to an over-expansion of precarious forms of employment and to rural poverty, and hinder countries from responding rapidly to new challenges from increased foreign competition. At the same time, other norms can reduce costs and raise productivity; th. |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of a conference which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Universidad di Tella, July 6-7, 1995. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 334 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585341214 9780585341217 9780815723240 0815723245 0815721064 |