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Introduction: Quality of employment in Latin America

Ocampo, José Antonio; Sehnbruch, Kirsten (2015), Introduction: Quality of employment in Latin America, International Labour Review;0020-7780, 154, 2, p. 165-170. 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2015.00237.x

Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Date
2015
Nom de la revue
International Labour Review;0020-7780
Volume
154
Numéro
2
Éditeur
Wiley Online Library
Pages
165-170
Identifiant publication
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Auteur(s)
Ocampo, José Antonio
University of the District of Columbia
Sehnbruch, Kirsten
universidad de chile
Résumé (EN)
During the past two decades, an increasing amount of public policy and academic attention has focused on diferent aspects of the quality of employment. Analysts have recognized that, for many people, just having a job may not be enough to ensure even a basic standard of living. As the dual processes of globalization and liberalization have generated continuous calls for labour market flexibilization, employment conditions such as wages, job stability and career prospects have changed and become at least as important a subject of study as traditional indicators such as employment or unemployment rates
Mots-clés
Working Conditions; Employment policy; Labour Market Analysis
JEL
J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search