Good jobs wanted : labor markets in Latin America: 2004 report.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Inter-American Development Bank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor market--Latin America.

Labor market.

Latin America--Social conditions.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

vi, 305 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Inter-American Development Bank, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a widespread perception that the structural reforms implemented in Latin America in the 1990s have failed to spur employment growth. The 2003 edition of Economic and Social Progress in Latin America investigates the reasons for this disappointing outcome.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Overview

Chapter 1. The Performance of Latin American Labor Markets

Chapter 2. Job and Worker Dynamics:The Hidden Side of the Labor Market

Chapter 3. Changing Patterns in the Supply of Labor

Chapter 4. Working in a Volatile World: Macroeconomic Shocks and the Labor Market

Chapter 5. The Effects of Structural Reforms on Employment and Wages

Chapter 6. Employment Outcomes and the Role of Technology

Chapter 7. Labor Market Regulations and Institutions

Chapter 8. A New Labor Policy Agenda

References

Appendix. Labor Market Indicators (on CD-ROM).

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Inter-American Development Bank. Economic and social progress in Latin America.

OCLC:

932363510