World development report 1995 : Workers in an integrating world

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Publication details: oxford Oxford University Press 1995Description: 251 ixISBN:

0-19-520991-5 (Cloths)
0-19-520992-3 (Paperback)

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1.Economics - Socio-economic Development - Economic Development - World Bank Report

DDC classification:

338.900000 WOR

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Contents:

Contents; Definitions and Data Notes viii; Overview 1; 1 Introduction: A World at Work 9; Part One; Which Development Strategies Are Good for Workers? 15; 2 Economic Growth and the Returns to Work 16; 3 Households, Growth, and Employment 23; 4 Policy and Patterns of Labor Demand 30; 5 Skills for Development 36; 6 Markets, Labor, and Inequality 41; Part Two; Is International Integration an Opportunity or a Threat to Workers? 49; 7 The Emerging Global Labor Market 50; 8 A Changing International Division of Labor 54; 9 Capital Mobility: Blessing or Curse? 61; 10 International Migration 64; Part Three; How Should Governments Intervene in Labor Markets? 69; 11 Public Policy and Labor Standards 70; 12 The Role of Unions 79; 13 Dealing with Income Insecurity 86; 14 The Government as an Employer 91; Part Four; How Can Policy Choices Help Workers in Periods of Major Change? 97; 15 Patterns of Reform 98; 16 Winners and Losers 103; 17 Employment Restructuring 108; Part Five; The Outlook for Workers in the Twenty-First Century 117; 18 Policy Choices and the Prospects for Workers 118; Bibliographical Note 126; Appendix: International Labor Statistics 143; World Development Indicators 153.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	338.9 WOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		8890

Contents;
Definitions and Data Notes viii;
Overview 1;
1 Introduction: A World at Work 9;
Part One;
Which Development Strategies Are Good for Workers? 15;
2 Economic Growth and the Returns to Work 16;
3 Households, Growth, and Employment 23;
4 Policy and Patterns of Labor Demand 30;
5 Skills for Development 36;
6 Markets, Labor, and Inequality 41;
Part Two;
Is International Integration an Opportunity or a Threat to Workers? 49;
7 The Emerging Global Labor Market 50;
8 A Changing International Division of Labor 54;
9 Capital Mobility: Blessing or Curse? 61;
10 International Migration 64;
Part Three;
How Should Governments Intervene in Labor Markets? 69;
11 Public Policy and Labor Standards 70;
12 The Role of Unions 79;
13 Dealing with Income Insecurity 86;
14 The Government as an Employer 91;
Part Four;
How Can Policy Choices Help Workers in Periods of Major Change? 97;
15 Patterns of Reform 98;
16 Winners and Losers 103;
17 Employment Restructuring 108;
Part Five;
The Outlook for Workers in the Twenty-First Century 117;
18 Policy Choices and the Prospects for Workers 118;
Bibliographical Note 126;
Appendix: International Labor Statistics 143;
World Development Indicators 153.

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