Labor markets in Latin America : combining social protection with market flexibility / Sebastian Edwards and Nora Claudia Lustig, editors.

Other author Edwards, Sebastian, 1953-
Other author Lustig, Nora.
Other author Brookings Institution.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©1997.
Descriptionxiv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Labor market--Latin America.
Manpower policy--Latin America.
Labor laws and legislation--Latin America.

Contents pt. 1. Labor market regulations, market flexibility, and social protection. The legal framework for collective bargaining in developing economies / John Pencavel -- Minimum wages and poverty in developing countries: some empirical evidence / Nora Claudia Lustig and Darryl McLeod -- Designing an optimal unemployment insurance program, with application to Argentina / Hugo A. Hopenhayn and Juan Pablo Nicolini -- pt. 2. Institutions, regulations, and labor market reform in Latin America. Labor market regulation in Latin America: an overview / Alejandra Cox Edwards -- Argentina: the labor market during the economic transition / Carola Pessino -- Brazil: regulation and flexibility in the labor market / Edward J. Amadeo and José Márcio Camargo -- Chile: the evolution and reform of the labor market / René Cortázar -- Colombia: the evolution and reform of the labor market / Eduardo Lora and Marta Luz Henao -- Mexico: the evolution and reform of the labor market / Enrique Rafael Dávila Capelleja.
General noteProceedings of a conference which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Universidad di Tella, July 6-7, 1995.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97022909
ISBN0815721064 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815721072 (pbk. : alk. paper)