附註:Originally published under title: Reforma laboral y creación de empleo.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-114) and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Unemployment performance in Latin American and Caribbean countries during 1990-98 -- Ch. 3. Employment performance: continued mismatch between employment growth and labor force growth -- Ch. 4. Labor income and productivity -- Ch. 5. Labor markets and institutions in Latin American and Caribbean countries -- Ch. 6. Factors affecting labor demand -- Ch. 7. Remedies to address the employment issue -- Ch. 8. Evidence of the impact of labor reforms -- Ch. 9. Public policy implications -- App. 1. An analysis of informality for Mexico -- App. 2. Evidence on impact of labor market tigidities, the tole of unions, and rconomic performance.