In Defence of Labour MarketInstitutions [[electronic resource] ] : Cultivating Justice in the Developing World |
Autore | International Labour Office |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : ILO Publications, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 pages) |
Disciplina |
301.24
331.12091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BergJanine
KuceraDavid |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Economics Industrialization |
ISBN | 92-2-119320-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
3.2 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 5.4 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 7.2 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 9 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 10.5 Conclusion: policies to incorporate workers and informal activities into the formal economy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910305553603321 |
International Labour Office | ||
Geneva, : ILO Publications, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Labour markets in low-income countries : challenges and opportunities / / David Lam and Ahmed Elsayed [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Lam David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 pages) |
Disciplina | 331.12091724 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Developing countries
Economic development - Developing countries |
ISBN |
0-19-265161-7
0-19-191974-8 0-19-265160-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910513703503321 |
Lam David | ||
Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Proletarianisation in the Third World : studies in the creation of a labour force under dependent capitalism / / edited by B. Munslow and H. Finch |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Disciplina |
305.562091724
331.12091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FinchM. H. J (Martin Henry John)
MunslowBarry |
Collana | Routledge library editions: development |
Soggetto topico |
Working class - Developing countries
Labor supply - Developing countries Poor - Developing countries Proletariat |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-52097-4
9786613833426 1-136-85700-1 0-203-83551-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
PROLETARIANISATION IN THE THIRD WORLD Studies in the Creation of a Labour Force Under Dependent Capitalism; Copyright; PROLETARIANISATION IN THE THIRD WORLD Studies in the Creation of a Labour Force Under Dependent Capitalism; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of Tables and Figures; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE LABOUR QUESTION IN THE GOLD COAST, 1870-1906; Chapter 3 BRITISH NITRATE COMPANIES AND THE EMERGENCE OF CHILE'S PROLETARIAT, 1880-1914; Chapter 4 PROLETARIANISATION IN MOZAMBIQUE
Chapter 5 THE CREATION OF A PROLETARIAT ON PERU'S COASTAL SUGAR PLANTATIONS: 1880-1920Chapter 6 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SEMI-PROLETARIANISATION UNDER COLONIALISM: SUDAN 1925-50; Chapter 7 POVERTY, PROLETARIANISATION AND THE PRODUCTION OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT: A KENYAN VILLAGE; Chapter 8 PEASANTS OR PROLETARIANS? THE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRARIAN PRODUCTION RELATIONS IN EGYPT; Chapter 9 AGRO-INDUSTRY, STATE POLICY AND RURAL SOCIAL STRUCTURES: RECENT ANALYSES OF PROLETARIANISATION IN BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE Chapter 10 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITALISM AND THE MAKING OF THE WORKING CLASS IN COLONIAL INDOCHINA, 1870-1940Chapter 11 PROLETARIANISATION IN THE WORLD ORDER: THE PERUVIAN EXPERIENCE; Chapter 12 THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORKING CLASS IN ARGENTINA, 1857-1919; Chapter 13 VANGUARD OF THE PROLETARIAT? COMMUNISTS AND UNIONS IN SHANGHAI AND BOMBAY, 1927-1929; Further Reading; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462537003321 |
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Proletarianisation in the Third World : studies in the creation of a labour force under dependent capitalism / / edited by B. Munslow and H. Finch |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Disciplina |
305.562091724
331.12091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FinchM. H. J (Martin Henry John)
MunslowBarry |
Collana | Routledge library editions: development |
Soggetto topico |
Working class - Developing countries
Labor supply - Developing countries Poor - Developing countries Proletariat |
ISBN |
1-136-85699-4
1-283-52097-4 9786613833426 1-136-85700-1 0-203-83551-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
PROLETARIANISATION IN THE THIRD WORLD Studies in the Creation of a Labour Force Under Dependent Capitalism; Copyright; PROLETARIANISATION IN THE THIRD WORLD Studies in the Creation of a Labour Force Under Dependent Capitalism; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of Tables and Figures; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE LABOUR QUESTION IN THE GOLD COAST, 1870-1906; Chapter 3 BRITISH NITRATE COMPANIES AND THE EMERGENCE OF CHILE'S PROLETARIAT, 1880-1914; Chapter 4 PROLETARIANISATION IN MOZAMBIQUE
Chapter 5 THE CREATION OF A PROLETARIAT ON PERU'S COASTAL SUGAR PLANTATIONS: 1880-1920Chapter 6 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SEMI-PROLETARIANISATION UNDER COLONIALISM: SUDAN 1925-50; Chapter 7 POVERTY, PROLETARIANISATION AND THE PRODUCTION OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT: A KENYAN VILLAGE; Chapter 8 PEASANTS OR PROLETARIANS? THE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRARIAN PRODUCTION RELATIONS IN EGYPT; Chapter 9 AGRO-INDUSTRY, STATE POLICY AND RURAL SOCIAL STRUCTURES: RECENT ANALYSES OF PROLETARIANISATION IN BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE Chapter 10 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITALISM AND THE MAKING OF THE WORKING CLASS IN COLONIAL INDOCHINA, 1870-1940Chapter 11 PROLETARIANISATION IN THE WORLD ORDER: THE PERUVIAN EXPERIENCE; Chapter 12 THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORKING CLASS IN ARGENTINA, 1857-1919; Chapter 13 VANGUARD OF THE PROLETARIAT? COMMUNISTS AND UNIONS IN SHANGHAI AND BOMBAY, 1927-1929; Further Reading; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790321703321 |
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Proletarianisation in the Third World : studies in the creation of a labour force under dependent capitalism / / edited by B. Munslow and H. Finch |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Disciplina |
305.562091724
331.12091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MunslowBarry
FinchM. H. J (Martin Henry John) |
Collana | Routledge library editions: development |
Soggetto topico |
Working class - Developing countries
Labor supply - Developing countries Poor - Developing countries Proletariat |
ISBN |
1-136-85699-4
1-283-52097-4 9786613833426 1-136-85700-1 0-203-83551-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
PROLETARIANISATION IN THE THIRD WORLD Studies in the Creation of a Labour Force Under Dependent Capitalism; Copyright; PROLETARIANISATION IN THE THIRD WORLD Studies in the Creation of a Labour Force Under Dependent Capitalism; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of Tables and Figures; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE LABOUR QUESTION IN THE GOLD COAST, 1870-1906; Chapter 3 BRITISH NITRATE COMPANIES AND THE EMERGENCE OF CHILE'S PROLETARIAT, 1880-1914; Chapter 4 PROLETARIANISATION IN MOZAMBIQUE
Chapter 5 THE CREATION OF A PROLETARIAT ON PERU'S COASTAL SUGAR PLANTATIONS: 1880-1920Chapter 6 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SEMI-PROLETARIANISATION UNDER COLONIALISM: SUDAN 1925-50; Chapter 7 POVERTY, PROLETARIANISATION AND THE PRODUCTION OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT: A KENYAN VILLAGE; Chapter 8 PEASANTS OR PROLETARIANS? THE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRARIAN PRODUCTION RELATIONS IN EGYPT; Chapter 9 AGRO-INDUSTRY, STATE POLICY AND RURAL SOCIAL STRUCTURES: RECENT ANALYSES OF PROLETARIANISATION IN BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE Chapter 10 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITALISM AND THE MAKING OF THE WORKING CLASS IN COLONIAL INDOCHINA, 1870-1940Chapter 11 PROLETARIANISATION IN THE WORLD ORDER: THE PERUVIAN EXPERIENCE; Chapter 12 THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORKING CLASS IN ARGENTINA, 1857-1919; Chapter 13 VANGUARD OF THE PROLETARIAT? COMMUNISTS AND UNIONS IN SHANGHAI AND BOMBAY, 1927-1929; Further Reading; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822643103321 |
Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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