LEADER 05189nam 22006133u 450 001 9910305553603321 005 20230721020316.0 010 $a92-2-119320-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000065279 035 $a(EBL)809113 035 $a(OCoLC)767502538 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000636890 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12218398 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000636890 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10677175 035 $a(PQKB)11284378 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC809113 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000065279 100 $a20130418d2008|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn Defence of Labour MarketInstitutions$b[electronic resource] $eCultivating Justice in the Developing World 210 $aGeneva $cILO Publications$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (311 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a92-2-119319-5 327 $aContents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The labour market flexibility debate; 1.2 Overview of the chapters; 2 Labour Institutions in the Developing World: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 What are labour institutions?; 2.3 History of labour standards and the ILO; 2.4 International labour standards: Are they relevant?; 2.5 The debate on labour market flexibility; 2.6 Conclusion; 3 Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual and Methodological Questions on 'Working Hours Rigidity'; 3.1 Introduction 327 $a3.2 A review of the indicators3.3 Methodological and conceptual questions on measuring working time 'rigidity'; 3.4 Legal texts and actual hours: de jure and de facto regulation; 3.5 Concluding remarks; 4 Institutions and the Finance of General Skills Training: Evidence from Africa; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Strategic decision of firm and worker: a trust game; 4.3 Evidence from Africa; 4.4 Conclusions; 5 The Origins of Unemployment Insurance: Lessons for Developing Countries; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The different ways of compensating unemployment; 5.3 The origins of unemployment insurance 327 $a5.4 Is unemployment insurance suitable for developing countries?5.5 Is unemployment insurance the right approach?; 5.6 Conclusions; 6 The Revival of Minimum Wage Setting Institutions; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Minimum wage setting institutions; 6.3 The minimum wage and collective bargaining; 6.4 The minimum wage and poverty; 6.5 Workers with no form of wage protection; 6.6 The minimum wage and wage inequality; 6.7 The minimum wage and employment; 6.8 Conclusion; 7 What Can the Labour Demand Function Tell Us About Wages and Employment? The Case of the Philippines; 7.1 Introduction 327 $a7.2 Derivation of the elasticity of demand for labour7.3 A more parsimonious interpretation; 7.4 Do minimum wages cause unemployment in the Philippines?; 7.5 The Philippine labour demand function; 7.6 Do increases in the minimum wage rate induce increases in the average wage rate in the Philippines?; 7.7 Conclusions; 8 The Impact of Trade Unions: What Do Economists Say?; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 You need three to tango: workers, employers and governments; 8.3 Empirical evidence: microeconomic; 8.4 Empirical evidence: macroeconomic; 8.5 Summary and conclusions 327 $a9 Labour Standards and Informal Employment in Latin America9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Prior empirical evidence for Latin America; 9.3 Employment data definitions, sources and overview; 9.4 Labour standards and formal and informal employment; 9.5 Concluding remarks; 10 Legal Determinants of Labour Informality; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Concepts and definitions on informality at work; 10.3 The legal framework of labour: the reality of the scope of labour law regarding inclusions, exclusions and exemptions; 10.4 Attitude of states towards informality 327 $a10.5 Conclusion: policies to incorporate workers and informal activities into the formal economy 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. Rather than constraining economic development, labour market institutions, including the laws that regulate the labour market, are important for both economic growth as well as the well-being of the workforce. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this volume reaffirms the importance of labour market institutions in this era of globalization. 606 $aEconomic development 606 $aEconomics 606 $aIndustrialization 615 0$aEconomic development. 615 0$aEconomics. 615 0$aIndustrialization. 676 $a301.24 676 $a331.12091724 700 $aInternational Labour Office$0804699 701 $aBerg$b Janine$0954756 701 $aKucera$b David$0926983 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910305553603321 996 $aIn Defence of Labour MarketInstitutions$92159494 997 $aUNINA