Lessons From Foreign Labor Market Policies

This book assesses the labor market consequences of privatization in developing countries (the Republic of Korea, India and Mexico) and transition economies (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Eastern Germany and Hungary) during the first half of the 1990s. Based on over 20 case studies in seven countries, it considers the effect of privatization on productivity and on the level and structure of employment. The evolving patterns of industrial relations in privatized firms and the subsequent changes in wages, remuneration systems and non-wage benefits are also examined.

This book looks at the impacts of the Asian economic crisis on the labor market, examining how various countries respondedIt identifies the labour policy reforms needed in areas of unemployment benefit, active labour market programs, support for vulnerable groups and social dialogue.

Monograph on migration policy, employment policy and social policy experience concerning migrant workers in Western Europe - covers labour market tests, diplomatic influence of OECD, Council of Europe, EC and ILO policies, recruitment procedures, employment-related human rights, remittance inflows, second generation migrants (incl. Migrant education), etc., draws policy lessons for USA, and includes texts of ILO Conventions and other relevant treatys and documents. References.

This book examines the history of German immigration policy. It analyzes the country's future demand for immigration. Coverage develops an economic model for the effective selection and integration of labor migrants that could provide the foundation for a joint European immigration strategy.