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Titolo: | Working through the crisis : jobs and policies in developing countries during the great recession / / editors, Arup Banerji, David Newhouse, Pierella Paci, and David Robalino |
Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2014 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xv, 221 pages) : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
Disciplina: | 331.1209172/4090511 |
Soggetto topico: | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
Income distribution - Developing countries | |
Labor supply - Developing countries | |
Soggetto geografico: | Developing countries Social policy |
Altri autori: | BanerjiArup |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Fewer jobs or smaller paychecks? : aggregate crisis impacts in selected middle-income countries -- How did the great recession affect different types of workers? : evidence from 17 middle-income countries -- Labor and social protection policies during the crisis and the recovery -- The labor market impact of the 2009 financial crisis in Indonesia -- Weathering a storm : survey-based perspectives on employment in China in the aftermath of the global financial crisis -- Effects of the 2008-09 economic crisis on labor markets in Mexico. |
Sommario/riassunto: | The end of the MFA was followed by rising apparel exports, falling prices, and a reallocation of production and employment between countries. There were also significant changes within countries. The first main finding of this report is that export and employment patterns after the MFA/ATC did not necessarily match predictions. While many predicted that production would shift to low-wage countries, this book shows that only 13 percent of variation in export changes post-MFA can be explained by the differences in wage levels. Second, changes in exports are usually, but not always, good indicato |
Titolo autorizzato: | Working through the crisis |
ISBN: | 0-8213-9462-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910824139703321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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