Blunting Neoliberalism [[electronic resource] ] : Tripartism and Economic Reforms in the Developing World / / edited by Lydia Fraile

• Autore: Fraile Lydia
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, USA, : International Labour Office, 20091201; Basingstoke, UK ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan; Geneva, : ILO, 2009; International Labour Office
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9009172/4
• Soggetto topico: Neoliberalism - Developing countries; SOCIAL SCIENCE; General
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Economic policy Citizen participation
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half title page -- The International Labour Organization -- Title page -- Copyright information -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables -- 1.1 Key features of tripartism in the countries under study -- 1.2 Union density and bargaining coverage in the mid-1990s -- 1.3 Impact of tripartism on reforms and policies -- 2.1 Qualitative features of tripartism in Slovenia and Poland -- 2.2 The impact of tripartism on specific reforms -- 2.3 Annual inflation rate (%) -- 2.5 Real wages and productivity -- 2.6 Initial conditions and reform progress in CEE -- 2.7 Restructuring indices, 1994-8 -- 2.8 Total long-term unemployment rate (%) -- 3.1 Ten major agenda items in tripartite agreement -- 3.2 Macroeconomic conditions before and after the oil crisis -- 3.3 Wages during the oil crisis -- 3.4 CPF contributions in Singapore (as percentage of income), selected years -- 3.5 Per capita comparative GDP growth rates, before and after crisis -- 4.1 General strikes -- 4.2 Key characteristics of tripartism -- 4.3 Impact of tripartism on reforms and policies -- 5.1 Levels of wage settlement (LWS) against Consumer Price Index (CPI),1990-2003 -- 5.2 Key features of tripartism in Zimbabwe and South Africa -- 5.3 Impact of tripartism on reforms and policies -- List of Figures -- 2.1 Misery index, 1993-2004 -- 2.2 Unemployment in the EU countries -- 2.3 Total employment rate (%) -- 2.4 Annual GDP growth rate (%) -- 2.5 Lifelong learning, total -- 3.1 Percent change in unit labour costs -- 4.1 Uruguay: Strikes (days lost) -- 4.2 Chile: Unionization and collective bargaining coverage (%) -- 4.3 Uruguay: Real wages, December each year, base index December 2002 = 100 -- 4.4 Uruguay: Main economic indicators 1996-2007 -- 4.5 Chile: Real minimum wage growth, base index 100 = 1989-90 -- 5.1 GDP growth (%) -- 5.2 Unemployment rate (%). ; 5.3 Rapid growth of the broker sector in the past ten years -- 5.4 The flexible worlds of work -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Notes on the Contributors -- List of Acronyms -- 1 Introduction, Lydia Fraile and Lucio Baccaro -- 1.1 The general argument -- 1.2 Research approach and hypotheses -- 1.3 Overview of the evidence from the case studies -- 1.4 Conclusion -- 2 Tripartism and Economic Reforms in Slovenia and Poland, Sabina Avdagic -- 2.1 The development of tripartism in Slovenia and Poland -- 2.2 The impact of tripartism on reforms and policies -- 2.3 Tripartism and socio-economic outcomes -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 Tripartism and Economic Reforms in Singapore and the Republicof Korea, Sarosh Kuruvilla and Mingwei Liu -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Economic development in Singapore and the Republic of Korea -- 3.3 Origin and development of tripartism in Singapore and the Republic of Korea -- 3.4 The effect of tripartism on economic restructuring: Cases in Singapore and the Republic of Korea -- 3.5 Conclusions -- 4 Tripartism and Economic Reforms in Uruguay and Chile, Gonzalo Falabella and Lydia Fraile -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Tripartism in Uruguay: Origins and evolution -- 4.3 Tripartism in Chile -- 4.4 Impact of tripartism on reforms and policies -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 5 Tripartism and Economic Reforms in South Africa and Zimbabwe, Edward Webster and Dinga Sikwebu -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Tripartism in South Africa -- 5.3 Tripartism in Zimbabwe -- 5.4 Conclusion -- Index -- Back cover.
• Titolo autorizzato: Blunting Neoliberalism
• ISBN: 92-9014-897-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808068903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II