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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778539303321

Titolo

Voluntary programs : a club theory perspective / / edited by Matthew Potoski and Aseem Prakash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009

ISBN

1-282-69472-3

9786612694721

0-262-25913-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PotoskiMatthew <1969->

PrakashAseem <1965->

Disciplina

306.3/401

Soggetti

Voluntarism

Clubs

Social responsibility of business

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; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Voluntary Clubs; I Theories of Voluntary Clubs; 2 A Club Theory Approach to VoluntaryPrograms; 3 Clubs, Credence Standards, and Social Pressure; 4 An Economics Perspective on Treating Voluntary Programs as Clubs; II Industry and International Clubs; 5 The Kimberley Process, Club Goods, and Public Enforcement of a Private Regime; 6 Standards for Sweatshops; 7 Voluntary Agreements and the Shipping Industry; 8 Technical Standards as Public and Club Goods?; 9 How Universal Are Club Standards?; III Governmental and NGO Clubs; 10 Green Clubs

11 Government Clubs12 Self-regulation and Voluntary Programs among Nonprofit Organizations; IV Conclusion; 13 Voluntary Clubs; Notes; References; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Discusses which voluntary business organizations succeed in their socially responsible aims and why by focusing mostly on the rules of the organization.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910172214903321

Titolo

In Defence of Labour Market Institutions : Cultivating Justice in the Developing World / / edited by J. Berg, D. Kucera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2008

ISBN

9786611914752

9781281914750

1281914754

9780230584204

0230584209

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The International Labour Organization

Altri autori (Persone)

BergJanine

KuceraDavid <1960->

Disciplina

331.1209172/4

Soggetti

Development economics

Labor economics

Development Economics

Labor Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at a technical staff seminar at ILO headquarters in Geneva in Nov. 2005.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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



Informality; 11 New Trends in Latin American Labour Reforms: The Law, its Reform and its Impact in Practical Terms; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Though labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the evidence on which this argument rests is weak. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this book reaffirms the importance of labour market institutions in this era of globalization.