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Job Creation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and Policy Challenges (Latin American Development Forum)
Pagés, Carmen, Pierre, Gaëlle Le Borgne, Scarpetta, Stefano
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Paperback. Throughout the Latin American and Caribbean region, unemployment and job creation have become central issues in public debates and governement policy. This book provides a thorough examination of the labour market trends over the past decades and assesses the role that labour demand and labor supply factors have played in shaping these outcomes. Series: Latin American Development Forum. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 777.
This book analyzes recent labor market trends in Latin American countries and the factors that underlie the failure to create more - and more productive and rewarding - jobs, a failure with substantial political and social costs. The authors analyze how growth and job creation in the region's economies compare with other emerging countries, the impact of job creation and destruction on productivity growth and the creation of 'good' jobs, and the relative importance and role of labor market policies in improving labor market outcomes in the region.
This book analyzes recent labor market trends in Latin American countries and the factors that underlie the failure to create more - and more productive and rewarding - jobs, a failure with substantial political and social costs. The authors analyze how growth and job creation in the region's economies compare with other emerging countries, the impact of job creation and destruction on productivity growth and the creation of 'good' jobs, and the relative importance and role of labor market policies in improving labor market outcomes in the region.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Condition
New
Series
Latin American Development Forum
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780821376232
SKU
V9780821376232
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Ref
99-3
About Pagés, Carmen, Pierre, Gaëlle Le Borgne, Scarpetta, Stefano
CARMEN PAGES is Principal Research Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. GAELLE PIERRE is a Consultant in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management group of the Africa Region, World Bank. STEFANO SCARPETTA is Head of Division and Editor of the OECD Employment Outlook, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organization for Economic ... Read more
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