Author: United States. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Working class
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Labor Conditions in Latin America
Author: United States. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Working class
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Continuity Despite Change
Author: Matthew E. CarnesPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804792429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
As the dust settles on nearly three decades of economic reform in Latin America, one of the most fundamental economic policy areas has changed far less than expected: labor regulation. To date, Latin America's labor laws remain both rigidly protective and remarkably diverse. Continuity Despite Change develops a new theoretical framework for understanding labor laws and their change through time, beginning by conceptualizing labor laws as comprehensive systems or "regimes." In this context, Matthew Carnes demonstrates that the reform measures introduced in the 1980s and 1990s have only marginally modified the labor laws from decades earlier. To explain this continuity, he argues that labor law development is constrained by long-term economic conditions and labor market institutions. He points specifically to two key factors—the distribution of worker skill levels and the organizational capacity of workers. Carnes presents cross-national statistical evidence from the eighteen major Latin American economies to show that the theory holds for the decades from the 1980s to the 2000s, a period in which many countries grappled with proposed changes to their labor laws. He then offers theoretically grounded narratives to explain the different labor law configurations and reform paths of Chile, Peru, and Argentina. His findings push for a rethinking of the impact of globalization on labor regulation, as economic and political institutions governing labor have proven to be more resilient than earlier studies have suggested.
Labor Conditions in Latin America
Author: Workers and Managers in Latin America
Author: Stanley M. DavisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780669746587
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Compilation of social research articles on the impact of industrialization, social change and cultural change on the work environment in Latin America, with particular reference to management attitudes and employees attitudes - includes papers on minimum standard of living, unemployment, underemployment, social mobility, working conditions, labour relations, recruitment and vocational training, collective bargaining, trade union activities, managerial roles, political aspects, economic implications, etc. References and statistical tables.
Labor and Economic Reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821333488
Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Over the past decade, most countries in the Latin America and Caribbean Region have stabilized their economies and lowered barriers to international trade. Many of the policies aimed at reducing poverty and tackling inequality in the 1960-1980 period were well intentioned, but the region made little or no progress in improving income distribution. With the recent shift toward market orientation and openness to international trade, these countries will need a new approach to labor policy as well as different instruments for addressing income distribution goals. This report gives special attention to four areas of labor policy: 1) change from direct government intervention in wage determination and strict seniority rules to a system that rewards effort, high productivity, and good management within a framework that relies on voluntary negotiation of working conditions between workers and firms; 2) replacement of job security legislation by a more effective mechanism that protects workers when they change jobs; 3) careful design of mandatory contributions to social security and other programs in order to minimize the distortionary effect of labor taxes; and 4) redirecting of government subsidies for training and education to the demand side and targeting to those who cannot afford to pay.
Law and Employment
Author: James J. HeckmanPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226322858
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
Law and Employment analyzes the effects of regulation and deregulation on Latin American labor markets and presents empirically grounded studies of the costs of regulation. Numerous labor regulations that were introduced or reformed in Latin America in the past thirty years have had important economic consequences. Nobel Prize-winning economist James J. Heckman and Carmen Pagés document the behavior of firms attempting to stay in business and be competitive while facing the high costs of complying with these labor laws. They challenge the prevailing view that labor market regulations affect only the distribution of labor incomes and have little or no impact on efficiency or the performance of labor markets. Using new micro-evidence, this volume shows that labor regulations reduce labor market turnover rates and flexibility, promote inequality, and discriminate against marginal workers. Along with in-depth studies of Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Trinidad, Law and Employment provides comparative analysis of Latin American economies against a range of European countries and the United States. The book breaks new ground by quantifying not only the cost of regulation in Latin America, the Caribbean, and in the OECD, but also the broader impact of this regulation.
Worlds of Labour in Latin America
Author: Paola Revilla OríasPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110759306
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This book reflects the development of Latin American labour history across broad geographical, chronological and thematic perspectives, which seek to review and revisit key concepts at different levels. The contributions are closely linked to the most recent trends in Global Labour History and in turn, they enrich those trends. Here, authors from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Spain take a historical and sociological perspective and analyse a series of problems relating to labour relations. The chapters weave together different periods of Latin American colonial and republican history from the vice-royalties of New Spain (now Mexico) and Peru, the Royal Audiencia de Charcas (now Bolivia), Argentina and Uruguay (former vice-royalty of Río de La Plata) and Chile (former Capitanía General).
Crafting Labor Policy
Author: Indermit Singh GillPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821351117
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Despite success in other areas of economic reform over the past ten years, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile continue to face significant labour policy issues. This volume contains a number of papers which discuss these regional issues with a focus on the period 1995-98. Many of the papers have been co-authored by leading labour economists and are based on work sponsored by the World Bank. The book also includes an introductory chapter which summarises labour market reforms in Latin America since the late 1980's, as well as a concluding chapter which analyses the main results and policy implications for the region.
Bibliography on Labor and Social Welfare in Latin America
Author: Pan American Union. Division of Labor and Social InformationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
No More Solitude? Workers' Conditions and Rights in Latin America During the Great Recession
Author: César F. Rosado MarzánPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Latin American countries deregulated much less than the United States and Europe during the Great Recession. Perhaps the country with the most the most deregulation was Mexico, where some categories of employment contracts now no longer require cause for termination and where back pay awards have been capped. However, the region buttressed labor inspection. Many countries modernized their labor courts. Collective bargaining rights were expanded in at least Mexico and Uruguay. In about a decade, the middle class grew by 50% in the region, from 100 million people to 150 million people. The economies also maintained a general growth trend despite the crisis. Growth with equity prevailed against the grain of the Washington Consensus and neoliberal formulas. We need more time to conclude that the region has reached a new dawn, but the picture remains positive.