Labor Markets in Latin America: Combining Social Protection with Market Flexibility

by Brookings Institution

Book Overview

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Many of the rules that govern labor markets in Latin America (and elsewhere) raise labor costs, create barriers to entry, and introduce rigidities in the employment structure. These include the exceedingly restrictive regulations on hiring and firing practices, as well as burdensome social insurance schemes. Such labor market regulations contribute to an over-expansion of precarious forms of employment and to rural poverty, and hinder countries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815721072
• ISBN13: 9780815721079
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"