Indonesian Labour in Transition: An East Asian Success Story?

by Chris Manning

The book deals with the transformation of labor markets in Indonesia over thirty years of New Order government under President Soeharto. It traces the impact of rapid economic growth on employment, wages and labor productivity in an initially poor labor surplus economy. Key elements of the process include a growing industrial and informal sector work force, rising labor incomes, increasing mobility of rural labor, regional integration and greater...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052159412X
• ISBN13: 9780521594127
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"