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Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de Política para la V Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 22 y 23 de mayo de 2003. Creciente precariedad del empleo. Alto desempleo y alto desempleo de jóvenes respecto a...
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Este documento debate la aparente contradicción de la importancia de la capacitación laboral y la tendencia a la flexibilización laboral en América Latina. En la región existe una difundida percepción de que la globalización y la integración económica de las políticas de capacitación...
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Esta publicación examina la creación de empleo y la tarea del BID desde dos perspectivas de apoyo: (i) las políticas y los programas para mejorar el clima de negocios y la inversión para un crecimiento impulsado por el sector privado, y (ii) las políticas y programas del mercado laboral....
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In 1995, the government of Uruguay undertook a first pillar-based reform of the pension system, as opposed to the second pillar-based Chilean-style reform. The paper's first section describes Uruguay's pension system prior to reform. It demonstrates quite clearly that the crisis faced by that...
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This publication examines job creation and the work of the IDB from two supporting policy perspectives: (i) policies and programs to improve the business climate and investment for private sector-driven growth; and, (ii) labor market policies and programs. For each of these two pillars, the...
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The purpose of this paper is to describe the performance of the Venezuelan labor market in the period between 1982 and 1995, and to analyze its impact on the evolution of poverty. This period analyzed is a convulsed one, one within Venezuela that suffered from the consequences of both changes in...
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This paper discusses poverty and unemployment in Argentina, beginning with the turbulent years since 1980. Argentina suffered a 25 percent reduction in per capita income, two bouts of hyperinflation and a sharp rise in poverty during the 1980s. In 1990, the Menem government began a profound...
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Shielding the Poor presents a group of studies on social protection in the developing world from leading researchers. These studies address the issue of vulnerability of the poor to adverse shocks and propose policies to increase their protection and coping capacity. The studies emphasize the...
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¿Cómo viabilizar social y políticamente el proceso de integración a la economía mundial? ¿Cómo aumentar el ritmo de crecimiento de la productividad del trabajo, fuente última del crecimiento sostenible y del aumento del salario real? ¿Cómo lograr condiciones de trabajo mejores, más...
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The subject of labor unions in Latin America provokes a variety of diverse and strongly held views. While some see unions as a way to protect workers' rights and ensure an equitable distribution of income, others see unions as a drain of productivity or an intrusion of politics into the...
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