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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Matthew E Carnes |
ISBN: | 9780804789431 0804789436 |
OCLC Number: | 926864380 |
Description: | xv, 238 pages : graphiques ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Explaining enduring labor codes in developing countries : skill distributions and the organizational capacity of labor -- Using multiple methods to understand labor law development in Latin America -- Latin American labor laws in comparative perspective -- Fragmented individualism : professional labor regulation in Chile -- Contradictions, divisions, and competition : encompassing labor regulation in Peru -- Integration and incorporation : corporatist labor regulation in Argentina. |
Series Title: | Social science history |
Responsibility: | Matthew E. Carnes. |
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"Carnes undertakes an ambitious exploration of Latin America's labor laws over the past several decades. Utilizing cross-national data from 18 major Latin American economies, the author presents qualitative and quantitative analyses that conclude that two factors-labor's organizational capabilities and the distribution of worker skills-determine the extent of labor reforms adopted by Latin American countries . . . Summing Up: Highly Recommended." -- L. W. Young * <i>CHOICE</i> * "Rather than overturn previous research, Carnes's book extends and deepens it, both by expanding the time frame and by applying quantitative tools that reinforce and refine elements of earlier work . . . Carnes's book is an important addition to the literature on Latin American labor laws. His effort to provide a coherent explanation for the evolution of labor codes raises new questions as well, inviting more scholars to explore this complex topic." -- Maria Lorena Cook * <i>Hispanic American Historical Review</i> * "This book will be a required read for labor scholars of Latin America and beyond, and a wonderful contribution to any course on labor or the political economy of development." -- Mark Anner * <i>Latin American Politics and Society</i> * "This important book pushes us to think afresh about labor's enduring role in Latin American politics. Through a meticulous analysis of the region's diverse laws governing work and worker organization, Carnes helps us see how national-level organized union activity has shaped the path of labor law reform. It deserves high praise for its skillful combination of quantitative and qualitative methods-and rich case studies of Argentina, Chile, and Peru-which work together to tell a compelling and important story about the evolution of labor law in Latin America. Carnes' findings are especially pertinent now, as they help explain why Latin America has largely preserved labor codes that are mismatched for the competitive demands of a global economy. This book will be essential reading for those interested in Latin American labor, economic change, and political economy." -- Timothy R. Scully * University of Notre Dame * Read more...


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- Labor laws and legislation -- Latin America.
- Labor policy -- Latin America.
- Travail -- Droit -- Amérique latine.
- Travail -- Politique gouvernementale -- Amérique latine.
- Labor laws and legislation.
- Labor policy.
- Latin America.
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