Labor market policies and institutions affect the success of economic reform but probably more for political than for economic reasons. Growth appears not to be

This paper examines the role of the labor market in the transmission process of adjustment policies in developing countries. It begins by reviewing the recent e

This paper argues that an important group of labor market policies are complementary in the sense that the effect of each policy is greater when implemented in

Welfare states can be reformed successfully, and popular support for reforms can be maintained. But this requires an internally consistent package of labor mark