Politics Of Labor Reform In Latin America
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Politics Of Labor Reform In Latin America
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Author : Maria Lorena Cook
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Politics Of Labor Reform In Latin America written by Maria Lorena Cook and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Political Science categories.
The Politics Of Labor Reform In Latin America
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Politics Of Labor Reform In Latin America written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Labor policy categories.
Continuity Despite Change
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Author : Matthew E. Carnes
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2014-08-13
Continuity Despite Change written by Matthew E. Carnes and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-13 with History categories.
As the dust settles on nearly three decades of economic reform in Latin America, one of the most fundamental economic policy areas has changed far less than expected: labor regulation. To date, Latin America's labor laws remain both rigidly protective and remarkably diverse. Continuity Despite Change develops a new theoretical framework for understanding labor laws and their change through time, beginning by conceptualizing labor laws as comprehensive systems or "regimes." In this context, Matthew Carnes demonstrates that the reform measures introduced in the 1980s and 1990s have only marginally modified the labor laws from decades earlier. To explain this continuity, he argues that labor law development is constrained by long-term economic conditions and labor market institutions. He points specifically to two key factors—the distribution of worker skill levels and the organizational capacity of workers. Carnes presents cross-national statistical evidence from the eighteen major Latin American economies to show that the theory holds for the decades from the 1980s to the 2000s, a period in which many countries grappled with proposed changes to their labor laws. He then offers theoretically grounded narratives to explain the different labor law configurations and reform paths of Chile, Peru, and Argentina. His findings push for a rethinking of the impact of globalization on labor regulation, as economic and political institutions governing labor have proven to be more resilient than earlier studies have suggested.
Labor Politics In Latin America
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Author : Paul W. Posner
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2018-08-14
Labor Politics In Latin America written by Paul W. Posner and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-14 with History categories.
In recent decades, Latin American countries have sought to modernize their labor market institutions to remain competitive in the face of increasing globalization. This book evaluates the impact of such neoliberal reforms on labor movements and workers’ rights in the region through comparative analyses of labor politics in Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela. Using these five key cases, the authors assess the capacity of workers and working-class organizations to advance their demands and bring about a more just distribution of economic gains in an era in which capital has reasserted its power on a global scale. In particular, their findings challenge the purported benefits of labor market flexibility—the freedom of employers to adjust their workforces as needed—which has been touted as a way to reduce income inequality and unemployment. In-depth case studies show how flexibilization as well as privatization, trade liberalization, and economic deregulation have undermined organized labor in all of these countries, leading to the current internal fragmentation of unions and their inability to promote counterreforms or increase collective bargaining. This assessment concludes that even with substantial variation among countries in how reforms have been implemented, most workers in the region have experienced increasing precarity, informal employment, and weaker labor movements. This book provides vital insights into whether these movements have the potential to regain influence and represent working people’s interests effectively in the future.
Labor Unions Partisan Coalitions And Market Reforms In Latin America
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Author : Maria Victoria Murillo
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-05-14
Labor Unions Partisan Coalitions And Market Reforms In Latin America written by Maria Victoria Murillo and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-14 with Business & Economics categories.
Why labor unions resisted and submitted during the economic crises of the 1990s.
Improving The Odds
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Author : Carol Graham
language : en
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Release Date : 1999-01-15
Improving The Odds written by Carol Graham and has been published by Inter-American Development Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-15 with Political Science categories.
This monograph is part of a larger investigation of the political economy of institutional reform in Latin America undertaken by the Latin American Research Network. It examines some hypotheses about what can be done to improve the chances for successful institutional change. It draws on the results of four case studies (Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay) to identify the characteristics of successful reforms and provide recommendations for policymakers who seek to improve their countries' institutions.
Politics And The Labor Movement In Latin America
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Author : Victor Alba
language : en
Publisher: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1968
Politics And The Labor Movement In Latin America written by Victor Alba and has been published by Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Labor and laboring classes categories.
Labor And Economic Reforms In Latin America And The Caribbean
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language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Labor And Economic Reforms In Latin America And The Caribbean written by and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Caribbean Area categories.
Over 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.
Social Development In Latin America
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Author : Joseph S. Tulchin
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 2000
Social Development In Latin America written by Joseph S. Tulchin and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.
This volume provides a wide-ranging analysis of social welfare reform in Latin America, examining in particular the politics involved in implementing difficult and controversial social policies that often pit the middle strata of society, represented by powerful stakeholders, against the poor.
Care Work And Class
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Author : Merike Blofield
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2015-06-29
Care Work And Class written by Merike Blofield and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-29 with Political Science categories.
Despite constitutions that enshrine equality, until recently every state in Latin America permitted longer working hours (in some cases more than double the hours) and lower benefits for domestic workers than other workers. This has, in effect, subsidized a cheap labor force for middle- and upper-class families and enabled well-to-do women to enter professional labor markets without having to negotiate household and care work with their male partners. While elite resistance to reform has been widespread, during the past fifteen years a handful of countries have instituted equal rights. In Care Work and Class, Merike Blofield examines how domestic workers’ mobilization, strategic alliances, and political windows of opportunity, mostly linked to left-wing executive and legislative allies, can lead to improved rights even in a region as unequal as Latin America. Blofield also examines the conditions that lead to better enforcement of rights.