The global crisis : causes, responses and challenges.

"The crisis which erupted in the financial systems of developed countries in the autumn of 2008 quickly affected all economies throughout the world. The result was job losses, enterprise bankruptcies and cuts in the incomes of millions of people. Quickly after the start of the crisis, the ILO e...

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Corporate Author: International Labour Office
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva, Switzerland : International Labour Office, 2011.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Crisis responses: International and regional perspectives
  • Responding to the global crisis: Achievements and pending issues / Raymond Torres
  • Explaining Latin America's robust recovery from the crisis / Andrés E. Marinakis
  • Recovery, job quality and policy priorities in developing Asia / Gyorgy Sziraczki, Kee Beom Kim, Nikhilesh Bhattacharyya, Sukti Dasgupta and Valerie Schmitt-Diabate
  • The labour market in the Arab States: Recent trends, policy responses and future challenges / Zafiris Tzannatos, Tariq Haq and Dorothea Schmidt
  • pt. II. Political economy of crisis responses
  • Post-crisis macroeconomics and least developed countries: A way forward / Iyanatul Islam and Sarah Anwar
  • The politics of economic adjustment in Europe: State unilateralism or social dialogue? / Youcef Ghellab and Kostantinos Papadakis
  • Labour reforms in Romania / Robert Kyloh
  • pt. III. Employment recovery with quality jobs
  • Employment-led growth and growth-led employment in the recovery / Duncan Campbell
  • What has happened to Okun's law in the United States and Europe? Insights from the global financial and economic crisis and long-term trends / Sandrine Cazes and Sher Verick
  • The fiscal stimulus package in Indonesia and its impact on employment creation / Kazutoshi Chatani and Christoph Ernst
  • Wages and economic crisis: Towards a new perspective on wages, productivity and economic growth / Patrick Belser and Sangheon Lee
  • Social security: Three lessons from the global crisis / Christina Behrendt, Florence Bonnet, Michael Cichon and Krzysztof Hagemejer
  • Income-led growth as a crisis response: Lessons from Brazil / Janine Berg and Steven Tobin
  • The trade and financial crisis in India and South Africa / David Kucera, Leanne Roncolato and Erik von Uexkull
  • The role of international labour standards in rebalancing globalization: A legal perspective / Eric Gravel, Tomi Kohiyama and Katerina Tsotroudi
  • The future of finance: Scenarios of financial sector reforms and their labour market implications / Ekkehard Ernst
  • Bibliography.