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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Autor Corporativo: Brookings Institution
Otros Autores: Edwards, Sebastian, 1953-, Lustig, Nora
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ©1997.
Acceso en línea:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7864/jj.17497004
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  • Cover
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • PART ONE: Labor Market Regulations, Market Flexibility, and Social Protection
  • 2. The Legal Framework for Collective Bargaining in Developing Economies
  • 3. Minimum Wages and Poverty in Developing Countries: Some Empirical Evidence
  • 4. Designing an Optimal Unemployment Insurance Program, with Application to Argentina
  • PART TWO: Institutions, Regulations, and Labor Market Reform in Latin America
  • 5. Labor Market Regulation in Latin America: An Overview
  • 6. Argentina: The Labor Market during the Economic Transition
  • 7. Brazil: Regulation and Flexibility in the Labor Market
  • 8. Chile: The Evolution and Reform of the Labor Market
  • 9. Colombia: The Evolution and Reform of the Labor Market
  • 10. Mexico: The Evolution and Reform of the Labor Market
  • Contributors
  • Index
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