Buch
Monografie
Economic growth, social protection and "real" labour markets
Herausgegeben von:
Kabeer, Naila
Brighton:
Inst. of Development Studies
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2008
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134 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Herausgegeben von: | Kabeer, Naila |
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IDS bulletin
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| Jahr: | 2008 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| The working poor contribute to, and benefit from, economic growth through labour markets and paid work, but employment generation has not featured significantly in the macroeconomic agenda. It was assumed that opening up economies to global competition and flexible labour markets would generate labour-intensive growth trajectories and secure livelihoods, leaving public measures for social protection restricted to those unable to earn their own living, but these predictions have not been borne out in practice. Poverty rates have declined, yet globalisation has brought new insecurity. Labour market flexibility has increased labour force participation but the informal nature of these jobs mean they are precarious and badly paid, trapping some in chronic poverty. Thinking on social protection, concerned about possible distortions of the labour market, has done little to stem the spread of informal employment. Despite policy commitment to poverty reduction through labour-intensive growth, the gains for the poor have been ambiguous. These themes were explored in a 2007 workshop convened by IDS and WIEGO. Bringing together researchers, practitioners and policymakers, their contributions now make up this IDS Bulletin. Articles cover the changing nature of the global economy, flexible labour market policies in different regions of the world, conceptualisation of labour markets, implications for macroeconomic policies, and the scope for social protection. The conclusion is the need for a better understanding of the way labour markets function in the real world if we are to find policies that will better deliver on the outcomes they promise. Sarah Cook, James Heintz, Naila Kabeer: Economic Growth, Social Protection and 'Real' Labour Markets: Linking Theory and Policy' (S. 1); James Heintz: 'Revisiting Labour Markets: Implications for Macroeconomics and Social Protection' (S. 11); Martha Chen: 'Informality and Social Protection: Theories and Realities' (S. 18); Johannes Jutting, Jante Parlevliet, Theodora Xenogiani: 'Informal Employment Re-loaded' (S. 28); Mercedes Gonzalez de la Rocha, Agustin Escobar Latapi: 'Choices or Constraints? Informality, Labour Market and Poverty in Mexico' (S. 37); Sarah Cook: 'The Challenge of Informality: Perspectives on China's Changing Labour Market' (S. 48); Imraan Valodia: 'Informal Employment, Labour Markets and Social Protection: Some Conisiderations Based on South African Estimates' (S. 57); Gerry Rodgers: 'The Goal of Decent Work' (S. 63); Victor Tokman: 'From the Consensus Reforms to Reforms for Protected and Inclusive Employment' (S. 69); Carmelo Mesa-Lago: 'Informal Employment and Pension and Healthcare Coverage by Social Insurance in Latin America' (S. 79); Francie Lund: 'Social Protection and the Labour Market: Towards a Research Agenda' (S. 87); Terry McKinley: 'Economic Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction: PRSPs, Neoliberal Conditionalities and "Post-Consensus" Alternatives' (S. 93); Ricardo Gottschalk: 'A Macroeconomic Framework for Growth and Employment Generation' (S. 104); John Toye: 'Macroeconomic Policy, Labour Markets and Growth in Developed and Developing Countries' (S. 112); Radhika Lal: 'Macroeconomic Policies to Address Informality: A Two-pronged Strategy to Foster Dynamic Transformations that Reduce Informaltiy' (S. 120) | |
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