| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 188 pages) |
| Series |
Directions in Development |
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Directions in Development
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| Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Overview; Chapter 2 Context and Framework; Boxes; Chapter 3 Minimum Wage Institutions in LAC: What Are They and Who Earns Them?; Tables; Figures; Chapter 4 The Worker: How Do Minimum Wages Affect Other Wages and Employment?; Chapter 5 The Households: The Minimum Wage as an Antipoverty Tool; Chapter 6 The State: The Minimum Wage Implications for Public Expenditures; Chapter 7 The International Community: Lessons from Their Experiences; Chapter 8 Report Conclusions and Policy Considerations; References; Appendix I Research Methodologies |
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Appendix II Summary of LiteratureAppendix III Source of Data for Cross-Country Comparisons; Appendix IV Kernel Density Plots; Index |
| Summary |
Offering evidence from both detailed individual country studies and homogenized statistics across the Latin American and Caribbean region, this book examines the impact of the minimum wage on wages, employment, poverty, income distribution and government budgets in the context of a large informal sector and predominantly unskilled workforces |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Minimum wage -- Latin America
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Minimum wage
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Social policy
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| SUBJECT |
Latin America -- Social policy
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| Subject |
Latin America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007003319 |
| ISBN |
9780821370117 |
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0821370111 |
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082137012X |
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9780821370124 |
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1280940484 |
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9781280940484 |
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9786610940486 |
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6610940487 |
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