03274oam 22007335 450 991080762940332120230207224943.01-280-94048-497866109404860-8213-7012-X10.1596/978-0-8213-7011-7(CKB)1000000000476461(EBL)459409(OCoLC)169909732(SSID)ssj0000088317(PQKBManifestationID)12016019(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088317(PQKBWorkID)10072338(PQKB)10278397(MiAaPQ)EBC459409(Au-PeEL)EBL459409(CaPaEBR)ebr10180757(CaONFJC)MIL94048(OCoLC)191662138(The World Bank)81150276(The World Bank)ocm81150276(US-djbf)14715074(EXLCZ)99100000000047646120070129d2007 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMinimum wages and social policy : lessons from developing countries /Wendy V. CunninghamWashington, DC :World Bank,[2007]copyright 2007.xvi, 132 pages illustrations ;23 cmDirections in development. Human developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7011-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 MethodologiesAppendix II Summary of LiteratureAppendix III Source of Data for Cross-Country Comparisons; Appendix IV Kernel Density Plots; IndexOffering 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.Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)Directions in development (Washington, D.C.).Human development.World Bank e-Library.Minimum wageLatin AmericaLatin AmericaSocial policyMinimum wage331.2309729Cunningham Wendy V894297DLCDLCBAKERBTCTAC#PYDXCPDLCBOOK9910807629403321Minimum wages and social policy4054947UNINA