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Job creation in Latin America and the Caribbean : recent trends and policy challenges /

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 eco...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pagés, Carmen
Other Authors: Pierre, Gaëlle, Scarpetta, Stefano
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Washington, DC : Palgrave Macmillan ; World Bank, ©2009.
Series:Latin American development forum.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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
Item Description:"Latin American development forum series"--Page v
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 450 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780821380253
0821380257
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