In Defence of Labour Market Institutions - by J Berg & D Kucera (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Though labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the evidence on which this argument rests is weak. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this book reaffirms the importance of labour market institutions in this era of globalization.

Review Quotes

'This is a timely volume on a critically important topic. Berg and Kucera and their contributors challenge the conventional wisdom that excessive labor market regulation retards growth and development, and that developing countries in particular can ill afford the level of such regulation that they have taken on. Taken as a whole, the papers make a compelling case for skepticism about this conventional wisdom. The volume provides a vital survey of the state of regulatory institutions in the developing world and the main empirical, theoretical, and normative arguments about the alleged regulation/growth tradeoff.' - Professor Chris Tilly, Department of Regional Economic and Social Development and Center for Industrial Competitiveness, University of Massachusetts Lowell

About the Author

JOSE LUIS DAZA PEREZ International Labour Office, Switzerland FRANÇOIS EYRAUD International Labour Office, Switzerland JESUS FELIPE Asian Development Bank, Philippines ROSANNA GALLI University of Lugano, Switzerland SANGHEON LEE International Labour Office, Switzerland DEIRDRE MCCANN International Labour Office, Switzerland J.S.L. MCCOMBIE University of Cambridge, UK IRMGARD NÜBLER International Labour Office, Switzerland CATHERINE SAGET International Labour Office, Switzerland MATTHEW SALERNO International Labour Office, Switzerland ZAFIRIS TZANNATOS World Bank Institute, USA MARÍA LUZ VEGA RUÍZ International Labour Office, Switzerland