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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Erakunde egilea: Brookings Institution
Beste egile batzuk: Edwards, Sebastian, 1953-, Lustig, Nora
Formatua: Licensed eBooks
Hizkuntza:ingelesa
Argitaratua: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ©1997.
Sarrera elektronikoa:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7864/jj.17497004
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Gaia: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.
Alearen deskribapena:Proceedings of a conference which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Universidad di Tella, July 6-7, 1995.
Deskribapen fisikoa:1 online resource (xiv, 334 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0585341214
9780585341217
9780815723240
0815723245
0815721064