Structural Change, Welfare Systems, and Labour Reallocation
Lessons from the Transition of Formerly Planned Economies
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 19 October 2000
- ISBN 9780198293651
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages252 pages
- Size 224x145x19 mm
- Weight 450 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous figures and tables 0
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Short description:
This book studies the interaction between labour and social policies, showing the crucial role labour plays in both the scope and the speed of transition. By including the influence of education systems, institution-building, and policy-enforcement mechanisms, this book goes beyond previous studies of the transition experience to provide a detailed analysis of the many contributing factors to the success or failure of the transition process.
MoreLong description:
This books deals with labour reallocation in the midst of structural change, drawing on the experience of economic transition in formerly planned economies. It details those features of social welfare systems best suited to fostering structural change while at the same time reducing social costs.
The interaction between labour and social policies is studies, showing the crucial role that non-employment benefits play in both the scope and the speed of transition. By including the influence of education systems, institution-building, and policy-enforcement mechanisms, this book goes beyond previous studies to provide a detailed analysis of the many contributing factors to the success or failure of the transition process.
Presents policy prescriptions that take into account factors of political economy as well as the state of the policy-enforcement mechanisms in these countries.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Puzzles of Transition
Annex 1. Building blocks of the models of the speed of transition
Chapter 2. The Timing of Reforms
Annex 2. A simple model of transition
Chapter 3. Safety Nets, Earning Inequalities, and Reallocation
Annex 3. The structure of benefits and job reallocation
Chapter 4. Returning to Europe
Annex 4. Non-employment benefits and the informal sector
