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9780821344781

East Asian Labor Markets and the Economic Crisis : Impacts, Responses, and Lessons

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  • ISBN13:

    9780821344781

  • ISBN10:

    0821344781

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-02-01
  • Publisher: World Bank

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This book looks at the impacts of the Asian economic crisis on the labor market, examining how various countries respondedIt identifies the labour policy reforms needed in areas of unemployment benefit, active labour market programs, support for vulnerable groups and social dialogue.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Section I Labor Market Experiences in the Crisis Countries 1(292)
East Asian Labor Markets and the Economic Crisis: An Overview
3(40)
Gordon Betcherman
Rizwanul Islam
Chairman's Summary
38(5)
Kenji Tunekawa
The Economic Crisis: Labor Market Challenges and Policies in Indonesia
43(54)
Rizwanul Islam
Gopal Bhattacharya
Shafiq Dhanani
Max Iacono
Farhad Mehran
Swapna Mukhopadhyay
Phan Thuy
Korea: Labor Market Outcomes and Policy Responses after the Crisis
97(44)
Soon-Hie Kang
Jaeho Keum
Dong-Heon Kim
Donggyun Shin
Malaysia: Protecting Workers and Fostering Growth
141(54)
Norma Mansor
Tan Eu Chye
Ali Boehanoeddin
Fatimah Said
Saad Mohd Said
The Philippines: Labor Market Trends and Government Interventions Following the East Asian Financial Crisis
195(50)
Jude Esguerra
Arsenio Balisacan
Nieves Confessor
The Labor Market and Labor Policy in a Macroeconomic Context: Growth, Crisis, and Competitiveness in Thailand
245(48)
Moazam Mahmood
Gosah Aryah
Section II Labor Market Issues and Policies in the Region 293(2)
Active Labor Market Policies: Issues for East Asia
295(50)
Gordon Betcherman
Amit Dar
Amy Luinstra
Makoto Ogawa
The Economics of Employment Protection and Unemployment Insurance Schemes: Policy Options for Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand
345(34)
Alejandra Cox Edwards
Chris Manning
Vulnerable Groups and the Labor Market: The Aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis
379(44)
Susan Horton
Dipak Mazumdar
Social Dialogue and Labor Market Adjustment in East Asia After the Crisis
423(44)
Duncan Campbell
Japan's Experience with Employment Policy
467
Naoyuki Kameyama

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