Albert Berry

Labor Market Policies in Canada and Latin America: Challenges of the New Millennium Albert Berry 2001 edition

Marc Notes: Bibl. & index; Contains papers presented at a conference. Table of Contents: Illustration. List of Contributors. Acknowledgments. 1. Dangers and Challenges: The New Context of Labor Market Policy in Latin America and in Canada; A. Berry. 2. Canadian vs. American Labor Markets in a Context of Economic Integration and Structural Adjustment; M. Gunderson, et al. 3. Unemployment Insurance: Lessons from Canada; M. Gunderson, W. C. Riddell. 4. Unemployment Insurance Systems for Latin America; R. Cortazar. 5. Canada's Social Security Programs and Payroll Taxes; A. Nakamura, G. Wong. 6. Payroll Taxes in the Finance of Social Security; J. R. Kesselman. 7. The Impact of Labor Costs on Competitiveness and Worker Protection in the Manufacturing Sector of Latin America; V. Tokman, D. Martinez. 8. Minimum Wages in Canada; D. Benjamin. 9. Minimum Wages in Latin America: The Controversy about Their Likely Economic Effects; L. Riveros. 10. Training in Canada; M. Gunderson, W. C. Riddell. 11. Training and Retraining in Latin America; M. A. Ducci. 12. Conclusions; A. Berry. Index."Publisher Marketing: Canada and the countries of Latin America are in the midst of major changes and choices in the area of labour markets and related social policy. These decisions are likely to have profound consequences for the quality of life of workers throughout the hemisphere. This volume reviews the evidence of Canada and Latin America on three major labour policy instruments - unemployment insurance, minimum wages and training - and on the effects of the payroll taxes which are the main means of funding the unemployment insurance system and other components of social expenditure.

Contributor Bio:  Berry, Albert Albert Berry is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Toronto. In additional to numerous scholarly journals he is the author or editor of Labor Market Policies in Canada and Latin America: Challenges of the New Millennium; Critical Issues in International Financial Reform; Poverty, Economic Reforms, and Income Distribution in Latin America; and Essays on Industrialization in Colombia.