Labor markets in Asia [electronic resource] : issues and perspectives / edited by Jesus Felipe and Rana Hasan.
Unemployment and underemployment are developing into Asia's most important long-term problems. On conservative estimates, the region is home to at least 500 million workers who are either unemployed or underemployed. For this reason, helping people as workers is critical for poverty reduction....
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Overview of the Chapters / J. Felipe & R. Hasan
- PART I: LABOR MARKET ISSUES
- Labor Market Outcomes in Asia / J. Felipe & R. Hasan
- Labor Markets in a Globalizing World / J. Felipe & R. Hasan
- The Employment Intensity of Growth: Trends and Macroeconomic Determinants / S. Kapsos
- PART II: COUNTRY SPECIFIC STUDIES
- Labor Markets in India: Issues and Perspectives / T.C.A. Anant, R. Hasan, P. Mohapatra, R. Nagaraj & S.K. Sasikumar
- Labor Markets in Indonesia: Key Challenges and Policy Issues / G. Sugiyarto, M. Oey-Gardiner & N. Triaswati
- Unemployment, Labor Laws and Economic Policies in the Philippines: A Stocktaking Review / J. Felipe & L. Lanzona Jr.
- The Labor Market in the People's Republic of China: Development and Policy Challenges in Economic Transition / R. Tao
- A Stocktaking Review of Vietnam's Labor Market / B.T. Nguyen, C.C. Loi & N.C. Thang
- PART III: POLICY ISSUES
- Policies to Achieve Full, Productive, and Decent Employment in Asia / J. Felipe & R. Hasan.