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UNINA9910172214903321 |
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Titolo |
In Defence of Labour Market Institutions : Cultivating Justice in the Developing World / / edited by J. Berg, D. Kucera |
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London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2008 |
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ISBN |
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9786611914752 |
9781281914750 |
1281914754 |
9780230584204 |
0230584209 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2008.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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The International Labour Organization |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BergJanine |
KuceraDavid <1960-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Development economics |
Labor economics |
Development Economics |
Labor Economics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Papers presented at a technical staff seminar at ILO headquarters in Geneva in Nov. 2005. |
Includes index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Labour Institutions in the Developing World: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives; 3 Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual and Methodological Questions on 'Working Hours Rigidity'; 4 Institutions and the Finance of General Skills Training: Evidence from Africa; 5 The Origins of Unemployment Insurance: Lessons for Developing Countries; 6 The Revival of Minimum Wage Setting Institutions |
7 What Can the Labour Demand Function Tell Us About Wages and Employment? The Case of the Philippines8 The Impact of Trade Unions: What Do Economists Say?; 9 Labour Standards and Informal Employment in Latin America; 10 Legal Determinants of Labour |
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