Labor And Economic Reforms In Latin America And The Caribbean

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : 0821333488

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Labor and Economic Reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean by Anonim Pdf

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.

Author : Jürgen Weller,United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : Santiago, Chile : ECLAC
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Capital market
ISBN : UCSD:31822029884756

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Economic Reforms, Growth and Employment by Jürgen Weller,United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Pdf

In the last ten to fifteen years, profound structural reforms have moved Latin America and the Caribbean from closed, state-dominated economies to ones that are more market-oriented and open. Policymakers expected that these changes would speed up growth. This book is part of a multi-year project to determine whether these expectation have been fulfilled. Analysing the impact of the reforms on employment it is argued that expectations were not fulfilled with respect to the operation of the labour markets. The reforms limited the expansion of employment in some sectors, particularly in tradeable goods. They also created a bias in labour demad for better educated workers which exacerbates inequality. It is thus made clear that the region faces major challenges both in increasing the number of jobs and improving job equality.

Author : Carmen Pag s,Ga lle Le Borgne Pierre,Stefano Scarpetta
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821380257

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Job Creation in Latin America and the Caribbean by Carmen Pag s,Ga lle Le Borgne Pierre,Stefano Scarpetta Pdf

More than a decade has passed since the introduction of comprehensive macroeconomic stabilization packages and trade, fiscal, and financial market reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, growth prospects remain disappointing; labor markets show lackluster performance, with low participation rates, high and persistent informality, and, in some cases, open unemployment. Creating viable and lasting employment is vital to reduce poverty and spread prosperity in the region. The failure to create more and more productive and rewarding jobs carries substantial political, social, and economic costs. 'Job Creation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Trends and Policy Challenges' provides a thorough examination of the labor market trends in the region in recent decades and assesses the role that labor demand and labor supply factors have played in shaping these outcomes.

Author : Barbara Stallings,Wilson Peres
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0815798296

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Growth, Employment, and Equity by Barbara Stallings,Wilson Peres Pdf

A Brookings Institution Press and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) publication In the last ten to fifteen years, the Latin American and Caribbean region has undergone the most significant transformation of economic policy since World War II. Through a series of structural reforms, an increasing number of countries have moved from closed, state-dominated economies to ones that are more market oriented and open to the rest of the world. Policymakers expected that these changes, in conjunction with lower rates of inflation and increased spending in the social area, would speed up economic growth, increase productivity, and lead to the creation of more jobs and greater equality. Have those expectations been fulfilled? Analyzing the impact of the reforms in nine countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru), this study provides a detailed picture of progress to date. At the overall regional level, the book suggests, the reforms have had a surprisingly small impact: a small positive impact on investment and growth, and a small negative impact on employment and income distribution. But at the country, sectoral, and microeconomic levels, it finds evidence of strong effects, with some units doing very well and others falling behind.

Author : Shahid Javed Burki,Guillermo Perry
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821339850

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The Long March by Shahid Javed Burki,Guillermo Perry Pdf

"Detailed discussion of reforms necessary to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty in the region. Reforms include equity market development, civil service reform, in health and education investment, labor market liberalization, and greater trade openness"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Author : Gustavo Indart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351159357

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Economic Reforms, Growth and Inequality in Latin America by Gustavo Indart Pdf

Originally published in 2004. Growth, income distribution, and labour markets are issues of pivotal importance in the Latin American context. Examining unique theoretical issues and the empirical evidence, this book provides a critical analysis of the key elements of income distribution determinants, labour market functions, trade policies, and their interrelations. As the advance of globalization becomes seemingly unstoppable, this book provides an important reappraisal of the impact of this new phenomenon, and in particular, the pernicious impact it may have on income growth and distribution. The key objective of the volume is to integrate more fully the analysis of trade and labour market economists, in order to better understand the labour market and income distribution implications of globalization and international integration. Forty years after the early calls to appropriately investigate the micro foundations of macroeconomics, the separation of the two at the policy level is more damaging than ever before - particularly for developing regions; this volume therefore makes an important contribution at the theoretical and policy levels by bringing together macroeconomic and microeconomic analyses.

Author : Norman Loayza,Luisa Palacios
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Administracion publica - America Latina
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Economic Reform and Progress in Latin America and the Caribbean by Norman Loayza,Luisa Palacios Pdf

Author : Norman Loayza,Pablo Fajnzylber,C©?sar Calder©?n
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821360910

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Economic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean by Norman Loayza,Pablo Fajnzylber,C©?sar Calder©?n Pdf

Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are suffering severe economic downturns and the success of market-oriented reforms is being called into question. This report seeks to contribute to the debate by examining the nature of economic growth in the region. The aim is threefold: to describe the basic characteristics of growth; explain differences across countries and to forecast changes over the next decade.

Author : James J. Heckman,Carmen Pages
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226322858

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Law and Employment by James J. Heckman,Carmen Pages Pdf

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.

Author : Norman Loayza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290705971

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Economic Reform and Progress in Latin America and the Caribbean by Norman Loayza Pdf

The paper examines the experience in structural reform in five areas- international trade, financial markets, labor markets, and the generation and use of public resources- countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It develops quantitative indicators for the policy reforms and for their outcomes.In the late 1980s, after decades of poor economic management, many Latin American and Caribbean countries undertook structural reform that placed them on a path toward superior economic performance.Loayza and Palacios examine the experience in structural reform in five areas: governance (reforming public institutions), international trade, financial markets, labor markets, and the generation and use of public resources.To characterize the experience with structural reform in the region, they develop quantitative indicators for different types of policy reform and for their outcomes.They conclude that the most progress has been made in liberalizing international trade. In this area the region has done almost as well as the Asian newly industrialized countries (NICs).The least progress has been made in reforming labor markets. In most countries there are still severe constraints on hiring and firing workers, payroll tax rates are high, there are few or no mechanisms for resolving labor disputes, and there is too much public employment.Financial development has improved, especially the depth of financial intermediation, private sector participation in banking, and the size and activity of stock markets. As for the efficient generation and use of public resources, much has been done to make the value-added tax system efficient and to privatize public enterprises.Reform gains in governance have been modest. Latin America remains well behind the Asian NICs and OECD countries, especially regarding the rule of law (judicial and police systems) and the quality of public administration (procedural clarity and the bureaucracy's honesty and technical competence).A great deal has been accomplished, but compared with the Asian NICs and OECD countries, there is still substantial room for improvement.This paper - product of the Office of the Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Region - the second chapter of the report The Long March: A Reform Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Next Decade, presented at the ABCD-LAC conference in Montevideo, June 30, 1997.

Author : Helena Ribe,David Robalino,Ian Walker
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821386873

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From Right to Reality by Helena Ribe,David Robalino,Ian Walker Pdf

This book is available directly from the publisher: Edicioners Gondo Maese Nicolas 9, 45224 Sesena, Toledo http: //www.edicionesgondo.com/

Author : Norman Loayza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:913715825

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Economic Reform and Progress in Latin America and the Caribbean by Norman Loayza Pdf

September 1997 The paper examines the experience in structural reform in five areas- international trade, financial markets, labor markets, and the generation and use of public resources- countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It develops quantitative indicators for the policy reforms and for their outcomes. In the late 1980s, after decades of poor economic management, many Latin American and Caribbean countries undertook structural reform that placed them on a path toward superior economic performance. Loayza and Palacios examine the experience in structural reform in five areas: governance (reforming public institutions), international trade, financial markets, labor markets, and the generation and use of public resources. To characterize the experience with structural reform in the region, they develop quantitative indicators for different types of policy reform and for their outcomes. They conclude that the most progress has been made in liberalizing international trade. In this area the region has done almost as well as the Asian newly industrialized countries (NICs). The least progress has been made in reforming labor markets. In most countries there are still severe constraints on hiring and firing workers, payroll tax rates are high, there are few or no mechanisms for resolving labor disputes, and there is too much public employment. Financial development has improved, especially the depth of financial intermediation, private sector participation in banking, and the size and activity of stock markets. As for the efficient generation and use of public resources, much has been done to make the value-added tax system efficient and to privatize public enterprises. Reform gains in governance have been modest. Latin America remains well behind the Asian NICs and OECD countries, especially regarding the rule of law (judicial and police systems) and the quality of public administration (procedural clarity and the bureaucracy's honesty and technical competence). A great deal has been accomplished, but compared with the Asian NICs and OECD countries, there is still substantial room for improvement. This paper- product of the Office of the Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Region- the second chapter of the report The Long March: A Reform Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Next Decade, presented at the ABCD-LAC conference in Montevideo, June 30, 1997.

Author : Harry Ivan Costin,Hector Vanolli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSC:32106018594561

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Economic Reform in Latin America by Harry Ivan Costin,Hector Vanolli Pdf

A first of its kind to hit the market, this text provides an overview of recent political, economic and business developments in Latin America. Written by leading economists and scholars in the field, it gives a current, comprehensive introduction to the problems and issues involved in Latin America's recent economic reform processes, an understanding essential to international business students, business people eyeing Latin American markets, as well as professionals, scholars, and students interested in the area. The text is appropriate for graduate and undergraduate courses offering a primary or secondary focus on recent developments in Latin America.

Author : J. Luis Guasch
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821344153

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Labor Market Reform and Job Creation by J. Luis Guasch Pdf

Despite the resumption of economic growth in most Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries since the late 1980s, improvements on the employment/unemployment front fave been sluggish at best, with a few notable exceptions. In many countries, renewed growth in LAC in the 1990s has so far failed to generate adequate new jobs in place of those lost during the adjustment , and to restore wages to precrisis levels. After a number of years of relatively high economic growth, the employment outlook in many countries remains worrisome. In those countries where unemployment rates appear to be low, often as a result of how they are measured, the concern is the low quality and renumeration levels of available jobs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Peterson Institute
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Latin America
ISBN : 0881325929

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After the Washington Consensus: Restarting Growth and Reform in Latin America by Anonim Pdf

Examines the nature of the economic policy agenda that the region should be pursuing after the better part of a decade that was punctuated by crises, achieved disappointingly slow growth, and saw no improvement in the region's highly skewed income distribution. Diagnoses the first-generation (liberalizing and stabilizing) reforms that are still lacking, the complementary second-generation (institutional) reforms that are necessary to provide the institutional infrastructure of a market economy with an egalitarian bias, and the new initiatives that are needed to crisis-proof the economies of the region to end its perpetual series of crises.