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024	8		_a10.1596/0-8213-3348-8
035			_a(The World Bank)718
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100	1		_aCox Edwards, Alejandra _9204411
245	1	0	_aLabor and Economic Reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean _h[electronic resource] : _cAlejandra Cox Edwards
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe World Bank, _c1995
300			_a1 online resource (40 p.)
520			_aOver 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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aDebt Markets
650		4	_aFinance and Financial Sector Development
650		4	_aFinancial Literacy
650		4	_aHealth, Nutrition and Population _9122488
650		4	_aLabor Markets _9204250
650		4	_aLabor Policies _9204255
650		4	_aPopulation Policies _9204163
650		4	_aSocial Protections and Labor
700	1		_aCox Edwards, Alejandra _9204411
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9780821333488
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library.
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/content/book/9780821333488
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