Philippine labor and the economy
Subtitle: course guidebook and selected readings
By: Jorge V. Sibal.
Publisher: Central Book Supply
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Quezon City, Philippines
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9789716918168
Description: PHILIPPINE LABOR AND THE ECONOMY
Jorge V. Sibal (2008)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                                                                                  Page
•	Foreword      ………………………………………………………..........                iii
•	Preface and Acknowledgement     …………………………………                iv
•	Curriculum Vitae of Professor Jorge V. Sibal	………………              vii

Theoretical Underpinnings

1.	Industrial Relations and the Social Sciences	………………………......              1
2.	Systems Approach in the Study of IR	……………………………….......              4
3.	Industrial Relations and the Economic System	 ……………………...              8
4.	Industrial Relations and Economic Development	      ………………..            13
5.	Industrial Relations Environment	       …………………………………..           18
6.	The Entrepreneur and the Development of Science and Technology.       25
7.	The Entrepreneurs and the Economy	…………………………..........            28

Economic Policies and Issues
 
8.	Wages of Labor	……...................................................................          32
9.	Incomes Policy	…………………………………………………………..................         40
10.	Trade and Investment Theories and Globalization	………………….....          51
11.	Trade and Investment Policies            ……………………………………........         57
12.	Fiscal Policy and Taxation	………………………………………….............         66
13.	Financial System and Monetary Policy 	…………………………………....         76
14.	Money and Banking      ……………………………………………………............         83
15.	Non-Bank Financial Institutions	…………………………………………........         88
16.	Capital Market and Long-term Financing	            …………………………         96
17.	The Philippine Labor Situation  	…………………………………………...       100
18.	Issues and Problems in the Philippine Industrial Relations System.       113
19.	Policy Issues and Challenges in the Philippine Labor Sector	……..       125
20.	Industrial Culture and Industrialization   	……………………………….       136
21.	Strengthening Offshoring in the Philippines	…………………………...       153
22.	Measuring the Informal Sector in the Philippines and the  ...........        167
           Trends in Asia
23.	Local Government Unit Practices in Labor Protection in the   ……...       182
           Informal Sector
24.	Globalization and Changes in Labor Market Policies and     …………….     195
           Industrial Relations Practices
25.	Appendixes of Charts, Figures and Tables         ……………………………....     224 

U.P. Industrial Relations Alumni Association, Inc. (UP-IRAA)
U.P. School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Bonifacio Hall, Diliman, Quezon City
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.