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In Defence of Labour Market Institutions

Cultivating Justice in the Developing World

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  1. Janine Berg

    1. Geneva, Switzerland

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  2. David Kucera

    1. International Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Janine Berg, David Kucera
    Pages 1-8

  3. Labour Institutions in the Developing World: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives

    • Janine Berg, David Kucera
    Pages 9-31

  4. Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual and Methodological Questions on ‘Working Hours Rigidity’

    • Sangheon Lee, Deirdre McCann
    Pages 32-63

  5. Institutions and the Finance of General Skills Training: Evidence from Africa

    • Irmgard Nübler
    Pages 64-79

  6. The Origins of Unemployment Insurance: Lessons for Developing Countries

    • Janine Berg, Matthew Salerno
    Pages 80-99

  7. The Revival of Minimum Wage Setting Institutions

    • François Eyraud, Catherine Saget
    Pages 100-118

  8. What Can the Labour Demand Function Tell Us About Wages and Employment? The Case of the Philippines

    • Jesus Felipe, J.S.L. McCombie
    Pages 119-149

  9. The Impact of Trade Unions: What Do Economists Say?

    • Zafiris Tzannatos
    Pages 150-191

  10. Labour Standards and Informal Employment in Latin America

    • Rossana Galli, David Kucera
    Pages 192-217

  11. Legal Determinants of Labour Informality

    • José Luis Daza Pérez
    Pages 218-232

  12. New Trends in Latin American Labour Reforms: The Law, its Reform and its Impact in Practical Terms

    • María Luz Vega Ruíz
    Pages 233-263

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 264-293
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About this book

Though labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the evidence on which this argument rests is weak. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this book reaffirms the importance of labour market institutions in this era of globalization.

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'This is a timely volume on a critically important topic. Berg and Kucera and their contributors challenge the conventional wisdom that excessive labor market regulation retards growth and development, and that developing countries in particular can ill afford the level of such regulation that they have taken on. Taken as a whole, the papers make a compelling case for skepticism about this conventional wisdom. The volume provides a vital survey of the state of regulatory institutions in the developing world and the main empirical, theoretical, and normative arguments about the alleged regulation/growth tradeoff.' - Professor Chris Tilly, Department of Regional Economic and Social Development and Center for Industrial Competitiveness, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Editors and Affiliations

  • Geneva, Switzerland

    Janine Berg

  • International Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland

    David Kucera

About the editors

JOSE LUIS DAZA PEREZ International Labour Office, Switzerland FRANÇOIS EYRAUD International Labour Office, Switzerland JESUS FELIPE Asian Development Bank, Philippines ROSANNA GALLI University of Lugano, Switzerland SANGHEON LEE International Labour Office, Switzerland DEIRDRE MCCANN International Labour Office, Switzerland J.S.L. MCCOMBIE University of Cambridge, UK IRMGARD NÜBLER International Labour Office, Switzerland CATHERINE SAGET International Labour Office, Switzerland MATTHEW SALERNO International Labour Office, Switzerland ZAFIRIS TZANNATOS World Bank Institute, USA MARÍA LUZ VEGA RUÍZ International Labour Office, Switzerland

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: In Defence of Labour Market Institutions

  • Book Subtitle: Cultivating Justice in the Developing World

  • Editors: Janine Berg, David Kucera

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584204

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-53805-4Published: 22 February 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35963-9Published: 01 January 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58420-4Published: 22 February 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 293

  • Topics: Development Economics, Labor Economics

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