Samuel A. Morley

Labor Markets and Inequitable Growth

The Case of Authoritarian Capitalism in Brazil

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study, first published in 1982 examines Brazil's inequitable growth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 547g
• ISBN-13: 9780521074698
• ISBN-10: 052107469X
• Artikelnr.: 24424125

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Growth, employment creation, and inequality in Brazil: 1. Introduction
2. Production and employment trends in the post-war period
3. Rising inequality since 1960
4. The meaning and interpretation of rising inequality in a growing economy
5. Evidence on absolute improvements and upward mobility
Part II. The effect of supply and demand on labour markets during rapid economic growth: 6. Migration and the modernization of the agricultural labour force
7. The absorption of migrants into the urban economy
8. Trends and theories of the wage differential during economic growth
9. The market for skilled labour
10. Agriculture, wage policy, and the wages of unskilled labour
11. Additional perspectives on inequitable growth in Brazil
12. Conclusions.