Public sector pay and adjustment : lessons from five countries / edited by Christopher Colclough.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Colclough, Christopher.

Series:

Routledge studies in development economics ; 1359-7884.

Routledge studies in development economics, no. 8 ; 1359-7884

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Developing countries--Case studies.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy).

Developing countries--Officials and employees--Salaries, etc--Case studies.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Case studies of Singapore, Korea, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Argentina show that in those countries which adjusted unsuccessfully real earnings declined sharply, often with a further negative impact on output.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Figures and tables; Preface; PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY AND ADJUSTMENT: THEORY, POLICIES AND OUTCOMES; ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING AND FLEXIBLE CIVIL SERVICE PAY IN SINGAPORE; WAGE POLICY AND INTER-SECTORAL PAY DIFFERENTIALS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1975 91; ECONOMIC STAGNATION AND EARNINGS DECLINE IN ZAMBIA, 1975 91; PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY AND ADJUSTMENT IN ZIMBABWE; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT AND PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY IN ARGENTINA, 1975 91; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-74168-5

1-134-74169-3

0-429-23192-X

1-280-31823-6

0-203-44280-6

0-203-27746-5

9780429231926

OCLC:

59002351