International Labour Review articles from March 2007

International Labour Review archives from March 2007

Editorial.
March 22, 2007... The International Labour Review has long been an important resource for scholars and policy-makers. And today, at a time when concerns about the need for decent work are greater than ever, a better knowledge base is essential for the design...

Application of labour and employment law beyond the contract of employment.
March 22, 2007... Abstract: The personal scope of employment law is the subject of much ongoing debate. Arguing that an exclusively contractual analysis of this domain is unsatisfactory, the author constructs a European-based empirical typology distinguishing...

Beyond corporate codes of conduct: work organization and labour standards at Nike's suppliers.
March 22, 2007... Abstract: What role can corporate codes of conduct play in monitoring compliance with international labour standards and improving working conditions in global supply chains? Addressing this question, the authors first summarize the results...

The distribution of earnings in OECD countries.(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
March 22, 2007... Abstract: Earnings inequality in the OECD countries is commonly seen to have widened considerably since 1980--and this is generally explained by the steady increase in relative demand for skilled labour due to skill-biased technical change...

Outsourcing, offshoring and productivity measurement in United States manufacturing.
March 22, 2007... Abstract: Productivity growth in a sector or economy is the economic basis for improvements in workers' wages. Recent growth of domestic and foreign outsourcing in developed economies greatly complicates the measurement and interpretation of...

The informal economy, insecurity and social cohesion in Latin America.
March 22, 2007... Abstract: Most Latin American countries adopted the welfare state as a model, though developing it in very different ways and, often, imperfectly because of structural differences between them and the industrialized countries. Social...

The European Commission's Green Paper on labour law.(NOTES, DOCUMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS)
March 22, 2007... On 22 November 2006, the Commission of the European Communities issued a Green Paper entitled Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century. (1) As its title suggests, this fairly concise document is concerned primarily...

Spain's 2006 labour reform.
March 22, 2007... Act 43/2006 is the latest development in Spain's ongoing labour reform. (1) It is an example of negotiated legislation: a law approved by Parliament but resulting from tripartite consultations between the unions (UGT and CC.OO), employers'...

Boundaries and frontiers of labour law: Goals and means in the regulation of work.(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Boundaries and frontiers of labour law: Goals and means in the regulation of work. Edited by Guy DAVIDOV and Brian LANGILLE. Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2006. xiii + 413pp. Index, tables of cases, table of legislation. ISBN-13978-1-84113-595-X...

Development with dignity: A case for full employment.(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Development with dignity: A case for full employment. By Amit BHADURI. New Delhi, National Book Trust, 2005. 107 pp. ISBN 81-237-4597-4 (hardback); ISBN 81-237-4596-6 (paperback). Globalization has produced highly varied results in...

Labor markets in Asia: Issues and perspectives.(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Labor markets in Asia: Issues and perspectives. Editited by Jesus FELIPE and Rana HASAN. Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan, 2006. xxxvi + 694 pp. Tables, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-230-00791-0. Asia's success in economic growth is...