In Defence of Labour Market Institutions: Cultivating Justice in the Developing World (International Labour Organization)

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. Rather Than Constraining Economic Development, Labour Market Institutions, Including The Laws That Regulate The Labour Market, Are Important For Both Economic Growth And The Well-being Of The Workforce. 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. In This Age Of Globalization Labour Market Institutions Have Been Blamed For The Poor Economic Performance Of Many Developing Countries. This Book Shows That The Evidence On Which This Argument Rests Is Weak. An Interdisciplinary Team Of Contributors Utilize Empirical Data And Theoretical Evidence To Offer A Greater Understanding Of Why Formal Labour Market Regulations And Policies Were Implemented In Developing Countries, And How Informal Values And Norms Also Influence The Workings Of The Labour Market. The Contribution Also Analyse The Economic Effect That These Institutions Can Have While Shedding Light On Conceptual And Methodological Questions That Have Plagued The Debate. This Volume Offers Economic And Social Reasons For Maintaining Certain Policies And Standards, Differentiating Between The Needs And Challenges Of Countries With Varying Levels Of Income. Introduction; J. Berg And D. Kucera -- Labour Institutions In Developing Countries: Historical And Theoretical Perspectives; J. Berg And D. Kucera -- Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual And Methodological Questions On 'working Hours Rigidity'; S. Lee And D. Mccann -- Training Institutions And The Finance Of General Skills Training: Evidence From Africa; I. Nbler -- The Origins Of Unemployment Insurance: Lessons For Developing Countries; J. Berg And M. Salerno -- The Revival Of Minimum Wage-setting Institutions; F. Eyraud And C. Saget -- What Can Labour Demand Functions Tell Us About Employment? The Case Of The Philippines; J. Felipe And J.s.l. Mccombie -- The Impact Of Trade Unions: What Do Economists Say?; Z. Tzannatos -- Labour Standards And Informal Employment In Latin America; R. Galli And D. Kucera -- Legal Determinants Of Labour Informality; J.l. Daza P̌rez -- New Trends In Labour Law Reform In Latin America: The Law, Its Reform And Its Impact In Practice; M.l. Vega Ru̕z. Edited By Janine Berg And David Kucera. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 264-282) And Index. Master And Use Copy. Digital Master Created According To Benchmark For Faithful Digital Reproductions Of Monographs And Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. Http://purl.oclc.org/dlf/benchrepro0212 Miaahdl Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-8 Labour Institutions in the Developing World: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives....Pages 9-31 Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual and Methodological Questions on ‘Working Hours Rigidity’....Pages 32-63 Institutions and the Finance of General Skills Training: Evidence from Africa....Pages 64-79 The Origins of Unemployment Insurance: Lessons for Developing Countries....Pages 80-99 The Revival of Minimum Wage Setting Institutions....Pages 100-118 What Can the Labour Demand Function Tell Us About Wages and Employment? The Case of the Philippines....Pages 119-149 The Impact of Trade Unions: What Do Economists Say?....Pages 150-191 Labour Standards and Informal Employment in Latin America....Pages 192-217 Legal Determinants of Labour Informality....Pages 218-232 New Trends in Latin American Labour Reforms: The Law, its Reform and its Impact in Practical Terms....Pages 233-263 Back Matter....Pages 264-293 "Labour market institutions have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries. Based on theoretical and empirical evidence, an interdisciplinary group of researchers demonstrate that the evidence on which this argument rests is weak. The volume provides an understanding of why formal labour market regulations and policies were implemented in developing countries and how informal values and norms also influence the workings of the labour market. It also analyses the economic effect that these institutions can have while shedding light on conceptual and methodological questions that have plagued the debate." "This volume counters the prevailing view that labour market institutions are equated with labour market rigidity, and offers economic and social reasons for maintaining certain policies and standards, differentiating between the needs and challenges of countries with varying levels of income."--Jacket 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. Rather than constraining economic development, labour market institutions, including the laws that regulate the labour market, are important for both economic growth as well as the well-being of the workforce. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this volume reaffirms the importance of labour market institutions in this era of globalization. Considers labour market institutions in their full array, ranging from formal labour market regulations and polices to informal values and norms, but also labour markets as institutions in themselves