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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451661003321

Autore

Cunningham Wendy V

Titolo

Minimum wages and social policy [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from developing countries / / Wendy V. Cunningham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007

ISBN

1-280-94048-4

9786610940486

0-8213-7012-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Collana

Directions in development. Human development

Disciplina

331.2309729

Soggetti

Minimum wage - Latin America

Electronic books.

Latin America Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Overview; Chapter 2 Context and Framework; Boxes; Chapter 3 Minimum Wage Institutions in LAC: What Are They and Who Earns Them?; Tables; Figures; Chapter 4 The Worker: How Do Minimum Wages Affect Other Wages and Employment?; Chapter 5 The Households: The Minimum Wage as an Antipoverty Tool; Chapter 6 The State: The Minimum Wage Implications for Public Expenditures; Chapter 7 The International Community: Lessons from Their Experiences; Chapter 8 Report Conclusions and Policy Considerations; References; Appendix I Research Methodologies

Appendix II Summary of LiteratureAppendix III Source of Data for Cross-Country Comparisons; Appendix IV Kernel Density Plots; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Offering evidence from both detailed individual country studies and homogenized statistics across the Latin American and Caribbean region, this book examines the impact of the minimum wage on wages, employment, poverty, income distribution and government budgets in the context of a large informal sector and predominantly unskilled workforces.