Papers and Briefs
March 2014
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Publication
An Accuracy Assessment of the Global Employment Trends’ Unemployment Rate Forecasts
31 March 2014
July 2011
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International Labour Review, Vol. 150 (2011), No. 1–2
Labour market transition, income inequality and economic growth in China
18 July 2011
After “opening up” in 1978, China followed a development strategy that has led to internal and external economic imbalances, especially since its labour market reform of the mid-1990s and the resulting surge in rural-to-urban migration. Low labour costs emerged as its main comparative advantage, but its over-reliance on exports for growth was starkly exposed by the global economic crisis of 2008. This, coupled with widening income disparities, could jeopardize the sustainability of China's growth unless it adjusts its reform and development strategies to promote income equality and domestic consumption. The Employment Contract Law in force since 2008 could signal institutional change in the right direction.
January 2001
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Publication
Civil Society, NGOs, and Decent Work Policies: Sorting out the Issues
01 January 2001
Discussion papers by Lucio Baccaro