LEADER 03538nam 22006494a 450 001 9910967810103321 005 20251116142243.0 010 $a1-280-00492-4 010 $a9786610004928 010 $a0-585-18323-6 024 7 $a10.1596/0-8213-4415-3 035 $a(CKB)111004368647378 035 $a(OCoLC)44964756 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary5007385 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087895 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11130608 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087895 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10071237 035 $a(PQKB)10323731 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3050477 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5007385 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL492 035 $a(OCoLC)551987259 035 $a(The World Bank)98053590 035 $a(US-djbf)4036534 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3050477 035 $a(BIP)48298431 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368647378 100 $a19981130d1999 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLabor market reform and job creation $ethe unfinished agenda in Latin American and Caribbean countries /$fJ. Luis Guasch 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$d1999 215 $aviii, 114 pages ;$d23 cm 300 $aOriginally published under title: Reforma laboral y creacion de empleo. 311 08$a0-8213-4415-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 104-114) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Unemployment Performance in Latin American and Caribbean Countries during 1990- 98 -- Employment Performance: Continued Mismatch between Employment Growth and Labor Force Growth -- Labor Income and Productivity -- Labor Markets and Institutions in Latin American and Caribbean Countries -- Factors Affecting Labor Demand -- Remedies to Address the Employment Issue -- Evidence of the Impact of Labor Reforms -- Public Policy Implications -- An Analysis of Informality for Mexico -- Evidence on Impact of Labor Market Rigidities, the Role of Unions, and Economic Performance -- Notes -- Bibliography. 330 $aThe aim of regulation is to protect consumers, while ensuring that the company remains viable and has an incentive to operate efficiently. In many developing countries private companies are replacing government agencies as owners and operators of infrastructure services. Governments must now develop new skills in economic regulation of these private providers to protect consumer interests, while also ensuring that the companies remain economically and financially sound and have incentives to operate efficiently. This manual provides new economic regulators with practical guidance on how to proceed in this fairly technical new field. Chapters cover: · Revising Price Controls · Procedures for Resetting a Price Control · Present Value Calculations · Investment and the Regulatory Asset Base · The Rate of Return · The Philosophy of Price Controls · The Form of a Price Control · Operating Costs · Revenues 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aLabor market$zLatin America 606 $aLabor policy$zLatin America 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aLabor policy 676 $a331.12/042/09729 700 $aGuasch$b J. Luis$01804583 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910967810103321 996 $aLabor market reform and job creation$94476664 997 $aUNINA