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Labor Markets in Asia
Felipe, Jesus; Hasan, Rana
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Description for Labor Markets in Asia
Paperback. This volume examines how unemployment and underemployment are developing into Asia's most important problems. Num Pages: 730 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This volume argues that while labour market reforms may be necessary in some specific cases, by no means are labour market policies the main explanation for the widespread increase in unemployment and underemployment across Asia and country specific studies undermine the case for across-the-board labour market reforms.
This volume argues that while labour market reforms may be necessary in some specific cases, by no means are labour market policies the main explanation for the widespread increase in unemployment and underemployment across Asia and country specific studies undermine the case for across-the-board labour market reforms.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
730
Condition
New
Number of Pages
694
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349283521
SKU
V9781349283521
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99-15
About Felipe, Jesus; Hasan, Rana
T. C. A. ANANT Department of Economics, University of Delhi, India STEVEN KAPSOS Employment Trends Unit, Employment Strategy Department, International Labour Organization, Switzerland LEONARDO LANZONA JR. Economics Department, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines CU CHI LOI Vietnam Institute of Economics, Vietnam P. MOHAPATRA Department of History, University of Delhi, India R. NAGARAJ Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India BINH ... Read more
Reviews for Labor Markets in Asia
'At least one-third of Asia's labour force is unemployed or underemployed. A lack of employment is a major cause of poverty. If the Millennium Development Goals are to be met in Asia, there needs to be massive employment generation. The challenge is how? Felipe and Hasan set out the issues in stark form with a masterly theoretical survey of the ... Read more