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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779947903321

Titolo

Public sector pay and adjustment : lessons from five countries / / edited by Christopher Colclough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997

ISBN

1-134-74168-5

1-134-74169-3

0-429-23192-X

1-280-31823-6

0-203-44280-6

0-203-27746-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in development economics, , no. 8 ; ; 1359-7884

Altri autori (Persone)

ColcloughChristopher

Disciplina

331.2/8135

Soggetti

Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Developing countries

Developing countries Officials and employees Salaries, etc Case studies

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

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Figures and tables; Preface; PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY AND ADJUSTMENT: THEORY, POLICIES AND OUTCOMES; ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING AND FLEXIBLE CIVIL SERVICE PAY IN SINGAPORE; WAGE POLICY AND INTER-SECTORAL PAY DIFFERENTIALS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1975  91; ECONOMIC STAGNATION AND EARNINGS DECLINE IN ZAMBIA, 1975  91; PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY AND ADJUSTMENT IN ZIMBABWE; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT AND PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY IN ARGENTINA, 1975  91; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Case studies of Singapore, Korea, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Argentina show that in those countries which adjusted unsuccessfully real earnings declined sharply, often with a further negative impact on output.