Crafting Labor Policy: Techniques and Lessons from Latin America (Economics)

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The aim of Crafting Labor Policy is to advance labor market reform--which has been referred to as the unfinished economic reform in Latin America--using estimation techniques to answer important labour policy questions in a quantitative manner. The contributors--leading labor economists in
Argentina, Brazil, and Chile--examine key labor policy issues that faced these three countries during the 1990s. An introductory chapter provides the broader context by summarizing labor reforms in Latin America since the late 1980s. The authors approach each country from a different perspective,
focusing on labor supply and demand in Argentina, public and private employment in Brazil, and earnings and employment in Chile. Crafting Labor Policy, based on work sponsored as the basis for the labor policy debate. With its readable blend of nontechnical introductory and concluding chapters,
somewhat more detailed country chapters, and technical annexes, the book should be of interest to policy-makers, researchers, and students.

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Nothing impacts the welfare of individuals and households more directly than employment and earnings opportunities. In developing countries, labor market reform is a crucial component for the success of overall economic policy reforms. Despite success in other areas of economic reform over the past ten years, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile continue to face significant labor policy issues. To reduce the rhetoric around the issues - in Argentina, a high level of unemployment exists; in Brazil, the high costs of public employment have created large government deficits and public debt; and in Chile, there is a growing income inequality and uncertainty of employment - the book uses a systematically quantitative approach. The value of the quantitative methods in analysis is that they can provide frameworks to better understand the effects of various policy actions. The results can then be translated into benefits and costs that policy makers can more easily explain to their constituents. The policy recommendations resulting from the issues analyzed in Crafting Labor Policy: Techniques and Lessons from Latin America may be beneficial to other developing countries enacting labor market reforms.

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Depicting American justice at its best and worst, The Prosecutors lifts the lid off today's legal system with details that are more shocking and graphic than any television show or bestselling novel.

Allowed unprecedented access to spend a year inside an urban prosecutors' office, Gary Delsohn provides a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at how America's increasingly overburdened judicial system really functions. Seen through the eyes of the main characters in this true-life drama-John O'Mara, a tough, jaded homicide chief and Jan Scully, an accomplished former sex-crimes prosecutor who is now the D.A.-The Prosecutors shows us these dedicated public servants at work. The cases they encounter within this one year are as shocking as they are indelible:

* A simple robbery in Sacramento, California, goes bad and shatters a family forever.
* A serial killer is caught only after a nationwide manhunt.
* A well-respected doctor is accused of murdering his own daughter.
* A twenty-five-year-old cold case involving Patty Hearst and the SLA explodes and brings incredible pressure and scrutiny to the D.A.'s office.
* The son of a high-ranking California state prosecutor faces a possible death penalty for kidnap, rape,and murder.

The Prosecutors chronicles the real-life legal dramas that are waged daily in our courtrooms. It is a book that enlightens, educates, entertains, and even infuriates at times with the miscarriages of justice, but, ultimately, shows in stark detail the intricacies that make our legal system work.

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Mis-titled: a year in the life of a D.A. homicide team.......2005-10-17

This is a "true crimes" book, not any sort of analysis or even reporting on a prosecutor's office. It deals with several very big homicide cases which were dealt with in 2001 by the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office. Mr. Delsohn spent a year in that office, but it appears that he spent it almost exclusively with Chief Deputy John O'Mara and a select number of homicide prosecutors. He deals only with a few cases, some of which were highly notorious. These cases are presently journalistically, and are readable, but entirely from the perspective of the prosecution.
The book reflects the traditional ethos of line prosecutors. It talks little about achieving justice in general. The cases considered are so outrageous that maximum punishments (generally life-without-parole) are about the only reasonable sentences. But a dozen cases do not make up very much of the workload of a prosecutor's office. Sacramento files 40-50,000 cases per year: petty thefts; drunk drivings; drug offenses; domestic violence; bar fights; etc. Justice in these cases are often far less clear. These cases and considerations are not anywhere in the book. Nor do the dozen or so prosecutors in the book represent all prosecutors.
The book is a decent read, assuming one wants a true crimes book. It is also a good read for those who are in the area and have some knowledge of the crimes, the locales, and the players. But the book is not more than that and gives little insight into the over-all functioning of a prosecutor's office or into prosecution in general.

How does this guy have a day gig?.......2005-07-06

The only reason I was able to suffer my way through this book is because it was our book club's monthly selection. It appears to be written by a seventh grader who is smitten with the D.A.'s office, not an award-winning (adult) journalist. I can't believe his editors let this through -- we're they sleeping??

The author should write but not read his books........2004-09-02

I grabbed this audio book for a recent trip and soon tossed it aside because the author read his own book. He rushes through the text and does not enunciate clearly. I doubt that I'll ever try the print version because what I did hear was more about the criminal & the crime than the workings of the DA's office. It's possible that this changes later in the book but I didn't get far enough to tell. The author should seriously consider hiring a professional reader like Scott Brick if he decides to offer any more audio books.

The Prosecutors.......2003-11-11

An absolutely outstanding writer! This is a book you can't put down, but don't want to finish reading because you don't want the pleasure to end. The writer captures your interest from the very beginning and weaves his story through multiple cases, which are all in the legal process at the same time, but he does not lose the reader. His descriptions of tragic cases never reek of sensationalism, nor are they gory, yet the writer's style gets the message of mayhem across and exudes concern for victims' families without being schmaltzy. This is an incredible insider's view of all the players in local Sacramento law. What an eye opener. A peepers delight. What an incredible year of investigation this man lived! What a flawless re-creation of those experiences! From time to time the reader has to remind themself that this is not fiction, this is reality, this occurred. What he writes is historical. Facts.

While this is his first effort, this book leaves the reader yearning for his next novel. Please don't make us wait too long.

Classic Journalism Revived.......2003-09-12

Gary Delsohn proves himself as an outstanding journalist in the classic sense with this book. He captures the essense of the cases but more importantly, the thoughts and feelings of the women and men who tirelessly work to uphold justice in our communities. This is an excellent book that puts a very human face on the large and seemingly inhumane criminal justice system.

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Offering new research on strategic factors in the development of the nineteenth century American economy—labor, capital, and political structure—the contributors to this volume employ a methodology innovated by Robert W. Fogel, one of the leading pioneers of the "new economic history." Fogel's work is distinguished by the application of economic theory and large-scale quantitative evidence to long-standing historical questions.

These sixteen essays reveal, by example, the continuing vitality of Fogel's approach. The authors use an astonishing variety of data, including genealogies, the U.S. federal population census manuscripts, manumission and probate records, firm accounts, farmers' account books, and slave narratives, to address collectively market integration and its impact on the lives of Americans. The evolution of markets in agricultural and manufacturing labor is considered first; that concerning capital and credit follows. The demography of free and slave populations is the subject of the third section, and the final group of papers examines the extra-market institutions of governments and unions.

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H.R. 240--the Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 1999: Field hearing before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on ... Sixth Congress, second session, May 15, 2000
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Jim Elmslie traces events in Irian Jaya/West Papua from the departure of the Dutch in 1963 to December 1999. The majority of the indigenous people of the area consider themselves West Papuans living in the land of West Papua, a country incorporated into the Indonesian state without their consent or approval. Made up of Melanesian peoples, the western part of New Guinea is one of the least developed places on earth with the largest expanses outside the Amazon of untouched and, in some cases, still unexplored rainforest and wilderness. It is a region ripe for economic exploitation.

The local people are being squeezed as outsiders flock to West Papua to take advantage of the vast natural resources the country possesses. The logging, mining, and fishing industries are booming, as are the cities, towns, and transmigration settlements. Irian Jaya under the Gun chronicles the rapid changes that are taking place under the guise of Indonesian economic development and its generally pro-crony, pro-military, pro-multinational corporation, and anti-Papuan thrust. It describes what can happen to an indigenous population when insensitive governments and avaricious multinationals are more concerned about profits than the environment or the people inhabiting the land.

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A Readable and Recent Treatment.......2004-01-16

This is one of the most recent books published about the history/fate of West Papua under Indonesia rule.
It covers events mostly from the Indonesian takeover till late 1999, with a short preface summarizing events and trends up to 2001. After a short overview of the history of Papua, particular attention is paid to the early history of the OPM guerilla movement, to the economic importance of the province to Indonesia (based on local government statistics), the Freeport mine, and events between 1995-1999.
While individual cases of human rights abuses are mentioned, the major focus of the book is the impact of Indonesian economic development and the accompanying demographic changes and environmental damage on the life and future of the Papuans.
Its conclusion, that independence is the only way the native Papuan people can survive, is hopefully incorrect as in view of recent political developments in Papua independence seems an even less likely outcome today than it did when much of this book was written.

French Welfare State Reform: Idealism Versus Swedish, Kiwi and Dutch Pragmatism (Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization)

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French Welfare State Reform: Idealism Versus Swedish, Kiwi and Dutch Pragmatism (Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization)
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Globalization Versus Development (International Political Economy Series (Palgrave (Firm)).)

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Both globalization and development are contested terms. Establishing their meaning and exploring how the two interact in the real world are crucial to understanding the expansion of the global economy. Globalization Versus Development addresses the implication of recent globalization for economic development prospects in the South in general, including references to the relatively open economies of Southeast Asia. The contributors take a critical perspective on the effects of trade liberalization; explore the challenges for development in the face of globalization; and focus on financial liberalization and its likely implications for sustaining development with reference to the aftermath of the financial crisis.

Bhalla versus the World Bank: an outsider's perspective. .(Imagine There's No Country--Poverty, inequality and Growth In the Era of Globalization)(Book Review): An article from: Finance & Development

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Bhalla versus the World Bank: an outsider's perspective. .(Imagine There's No Country--Poverty, inequality and Growth In the Era of Globalization)(Book Review): An article from: Finance & Development
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
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This digital document is an article from Finance & Development, published by International Monetary Fund on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2985 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Bhalla versus the World Bank: an outsider's perspective. .(Imagine There's No Country--Poverty, inequality and Growth In the Era of Globalization)(Book Review)
Author: Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Publication: Finance & Development (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2003
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Volume: 40 Issue: 2 Page: 50(4)

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Globalization Versus Development
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This report deals with three issues that are central challenges facing developing countries as they participate in the global trading system. They include: the expansion of global trade; the appropriate coverage of standards for health and safety, labor practices, environmental protection, and intellectual property rights; and the impact of technological innovations through an exploration of electronic commerce for trade and production in developing countries.

Environment and trade in developing economies: A primer for the World Bank's Global economic prospects 2001 (Working paper)

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Environment and trade in developing economies: A primer for the World Bank's Global economic prospects 2001 (Working paper)
John C Beghin
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This law handbook contains information on basic business legislation, laws and regulatoins affecting export-import, business, foreign investments, property rights, taxation and banking. (Updated annually)

Paraguay: A Spy Guide (World Business Law Handbook Library)

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Paraguay: A Spy Guide (World Business Law Handbook Library)

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