Structural Adjustment & Employment Policy

Structural Adjustment & Employment Policy
Author: J. F. J. Toye
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1995
Genre: Employment
ISBN: 9789221094456

"The interaction of structural adjustment policies with the evolution of wages and employment worldwide, and ... the examples of Chile and Indonesia during recent periods of policy reform."--Page 4 of cover.

Labour Standards and Structural Adjustment

Labour Standards and Structural Adjustment
Author: Roger Plant
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789221080107

Since the introduction of structural adjustment policies in the 1980s, the ILO has expressed concern that their implementation should be consistent with basic ILO standards, particularly certain core human rights conventions.

Government Pay Policies and Structural Adjustment

Government Pay Policies and Structural Adjustment
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1988-08-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451958463

The paper provides an overview of the main elements of pay systems that are typically used to remunerate government employees and, with reference to the experience of developed and developing countries, discusses structural issues frequently arising in the formulation of government pay policies: (1) the role of fringe benefits in the compensation system; (2) the pros and cons of a greater merit orientation in the pay system and of special pay schemes designed to remunerate staff at the professional and managerial level; and (3) factors determining internal pay differentials with special emphasis on the compressing effect of flat amount cost of living adjustments.

Inclusive Growth, Full Employment, and Structural Change

Inclusive Growth, Full Employment, and Structural Change
Author: Jesus Felipe
Publisher: Anthem Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857289586

'Inclusive Growth, Full Employment, and Structural Change: Implications and Policies for Developing Asia' discusses policies to achieve inclusive growth in developing Asia, including agriculture, investment, certain state interventions, monetary, fiscal, and the role of the state as employer of last resort. Felipe argues that full employment of the labor force is the key to delivering inclusive growth. Full employment is the most direct way to improve the well-being of the people, especially of the most disadvantaged. Since unemployment and underemployment are pervasive in many parts of the region, Asian leaders must commit to the goal of full employment. The book also analyzes the region's phenomenal growth in recent decades in terms of structural transformation. Accelerating it is vital for the continued growth of developing Asia. But efforts to achieve full employment might be held back given that structural transformation requires massive labor shifts across sectors, and these are difficult to coordinate. Moreover, the goal of full employment was abandoned in the 1970s, and governments and central banks have since concentrated on keeping inflation low.

Strategies for Creating Transitional Jobs During Structural Adjustment

Strategies for Creating Transitional Jobs During Structural Adjustment
Author: Stephen L. Mangum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1992
Genre: Ajuste economico
ISBN:

Work relief is critical to any structural adjustment program, so long as the skills needed to provide public works match the skills held by the (mainly) manual workers needed. Women and displaced white-collar workers may be better served by public service employment or subsidized private employment.

Constraints on the Success of Structural Adjustment Programmes in Africa

Constraints on the Success of Structural Adjustment Programmes in Africa
Author: Charles Harvey
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1349243736

This book reports why orthodox structural adjustment measures do not have the expected results in Africa. Orthodox measures may be necessary but are frequently not sufficient because of structural factors, some peculiar to individual countries, some found more widely. Six chapters report on extensive fieldwork in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe; three chapters compare countries in Africa (recovery from disaster, labour markets, new financial markets) and one makes comparisons with Asia and Latin America of employment policies.

Public Sector Pay and Employment Reform

Public Sector Pay and Employment Reform
Author: Barbara Nunberg
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 49
Release: 1988
Genre: Civil service reform
ISBN:

Overstaffed bureaucracies afflicted by eroding salaries, demoralization, corruption, moonlighting, and chronic absenteeism are often unable to carry out the key tasks of economic recovery. What should the Bank do about it?