The Indonesian Labour Market: Changes and Challenges

ISBN-13: 9781138802933 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 248 str.

Shafiq Dhanani;Iyanatul Islam;Anis Chowdhury

Opis

How does post-crisis Indonesia build domestic manufacturing capability to transform itself into a dynamic, knowledge-based industrial economy in an age of globalization, while enabling workers to pursue their material well-being under conditions of freedom, dignity, equal opportunity & security? This text attempts to answer this.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Growth, Employment and Macroeconomic Policies 3. Unemployment and Underemployment 4. Real Wages and Labour Productivity 5. Poverty, Inequality and the Labour Market 6. Labour Market Regulations and the Business Environment 7. Conclusion and a Policy Agenda

O autorze

Dr. Shafiq Dhanani is currently the Executive Director of a policy consultancy company near Jakarta, Indonesia. Iyanatul Islam is Professor of International Business at Griffith University, Australia. He is also a Senior Employment Policy Specialist at ILO, Geneva. Anis Chowdhury is Professor of Economics at the University of Western Sydney, Australia and Senior Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations, New York.