LEADER 03359nam 22006734a 450 001 9910172214903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-91475-4 010 $a9786611914752 010 $a0-230-58420-9 024 7 $a10.1057/9780230584204 035 $a(CKB)1000000000550316 035 $a(EBL)370326 035 $a(OCoLC)314773403 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001658764 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16438217 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001658764 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14985765 035 $a(PQKB)10939090 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000177605 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12073445 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177605 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10218764 035 $a(PQKB)11485638 035 $a(DE-He213)978-0-230-58420-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC370326 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000550316 100 $a20071213d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aIn defence of labour market institutions $ecultivating justice in the developing world /$fedited by Janine Berg and David Kucera 205 $a1st ed. 2008. 210 $aHoundsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York $cPalgrave Macmillan$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (310 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aThe International Labour Organization 300 $aPapers presented at a technical staff seminar at ILO headquarters in Geneva in Nov. 2005. 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-349-35963-7 311 $a0-230-53805-3 327 $aCover; 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 327 $a7 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 330 $aThough labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the evidence on which this argument rests is weak. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this book reaffirms the importance of labour market institutions in this era of globalization. 410 0$aThe International Labour Organization 606 $aLabor market$zDeveloping countries$vCongresses 615 0$aLabor market 676 $a331.1209172/4 701 $aBerg$b Janine$0954756 701 $aKucera$b David$f1960-$0926983 712 02$aInternational Labour Organization. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910172214903321 996 $aIn defence of labour market institutions$94192041 997 $aUNINA