Trade Liberalization and Labor Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s
This note synthesizes the findings of research on trade and labor in the region, including World Bank studies on: (i) trade and job quality, (ii) informality, and (iii) labor policies in the region. First, the evidence on the relationship between t...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/05/1977230/trade-liberalization-labor-reform-latin-america-caribbean-1990s http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10410 |
| Summary: | This note synthesizes the findings of
research on trade and labor in the region, including World
Bank studies on: (i) trade and job quality, (ii)
informality, and (iii) labor policies in the region. First,
the evidence on the relationship between trade
liberalization, macro-restructuring and labor market
outcomes during the 1990s is reviewed. Second, labor market
rigidities will be analyzed and the extent to which reform
efforts facilitated formal employment creation. Finally,
based on lessons learned from the 1990s, a new agenda for
labor market reform is proposed which reflects more closely
the new environment in which Latin American governments now operate. |
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