Global Restructuring, Employment, and Social Inequality in Urban Latin AmericaRichard Tardanico, Rafael Menjívar This volume's multi-disciplinary cast of authors uses a comparative framework to explore the implications of global transformations and national development policies for urban employment and social inequality in Latin America. It examines socioeconomic change in labour markets. |
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... Labor Flows , ed . Anthony P. Maingot . Boulder , Colo .: Westview Press . Fields , Gary S. 1990. “ Labor Standards , Economic Development , and International Trade . " In Labor Standards and Development in the Global Economy , eds . S ...
... Labor Flows , ed . Anthony P. Maingot . Boulder , Colo .: Westview Press . Fields , Gary S. 1990. “ Labor Standards , Economic Development , and International Trade . " In Labor Standards and Development in the Global Economy , eds . S ...
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... Labour Organization ( ILO ) , whether the jobs are " formal " or " informal " ( see Chapter 1 and Díaz on Chile [ 6 ] this volume ) . Employment is precarious , therefore , when by ILO standards it is unstable and is inadequate in pay ...
... Labour Organization ( ILO ) , whether the jobs are " formal " or " informal " ( see Chapter 1 and Díaz on Chile [ 6 ] this volume ) . Employment is precarious , therefore , when by ILO standards it is unstable and is inadequate in pay ...
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