Regulating for equitable and job-rich growth / edited by Colin Fenwick, Valérie Van Goethem.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fenwick, Colin, editor.

Goethem, Valérie van, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts ; Geneva, Switzerland : Edward Elgar Publishing : International Labour Office, 2017.

Summary:

This book offers a critical reflection on the operation and effects of labour regulation. It articulates the broad goals and extensive potential for it to contribute to inclusive development, while also considering the limits of some areas of regulation and governance.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

List of contributors

Preface

1. Labour market regulation and the imperative to stimulate job-rich growth

PART I: INTRODUCTION

2. Reregulating for inclusive labour markets

3. Beyond new governance: Improving employment standards enforcement in liberal market economies

PART II: LABOUR MARKET REGULATION AND VULNERABILITY

4. Assessing the scale of women's informal work: An industry outlook for 14 developing countries

5. Regulating informal work at the interface between labour law and migration law

6. Partial protection? The regulation of home care workers' working conditions

PART III: LABOUR MARKET REGULATION AND INFORMALITY

7. Informal work in the Republic of Korea: Non-regulation or non-compliance?

8. Employment formalization in Argentina: Recurring and new challenges for public policies

9. Formalizing street vendors: Regulating to improve well-being or to gain control?

10. Working conditions of urban vendors in Indonesia: Lessons for labour law enforcement

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78811-267-9

OCLC:

1015952270