Title: Working through the crisis : jobs and policies in developing countries during the great recession /
Authors: Banerji, Arup,; Banerji, Arup,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Labor supply Developing countries.; Income distribution Developing countries.; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Income distribution; Labor supply; Social policy; Developing countries Social policy.; Developing countries
Abstract: The effects of the crisis depended on the size of the shock, the channels through which it was manifested, the structure of institutions in the country - especially labor instutions - and the specific policy responses undertaken.
Contents: Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Fewer jobs or smaller paychecks? : aggregate crisis impacts in selected middle-income countries -- How did the great recession affect different types of workers? : evidence from 17 middle-income countries -- Labor and social protection policies during the crisis and the recovery -- The labor market impact of the 2009 financial crisis in Indonesia -- Weathering a storm : survey-based perspectives on employment in China in the aftermath of the global financial crisis -- Effects of the 2008-09 economic crisis on labor markets in Mexico.