The Political Economy of Labor Reform in Colombia
The Colombian experience with labor market reform that began in 1990 and ended with the issuing of a new labor code in 2002 provides important lessons about the difficulties of implementing policy changes. A successful reform has to surpass a set of "deals," during the design phase, consen...
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okr-10986-92312021-04-23T14:02:44Z The Political Economy of Labor Reform in Colombia Escheverry, Juan Carlos Santa Maria, Mauricio World Development Report 2005 The Colombian experience with labor market reform that began in 1990 and ended with the issuing of a new labor code in 2002 provides important lessons about the difficulties of implementing policy changes. A successful reform has to surpass a set of "deals," during the design phase, consensus building with civil society, submission to Congress and parliamentary debate, before it gets approved. The paper presents the story of two failed attempts by the Colombian government to produce these "deals." It shows what economic and social considerations created the need for reform, describes the actual policy changes implemented and evaluates their impact. The paper delves deep into the political aspects of the reform effort. 2012-06-26T15:42:01Z 2012-06-26T15:42:01Z 2004 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9231 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Latin America & Caribbean |
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The Colombian experience with labor market reform that began in 1990 and ended with the issuing of a new labor code in 2002 provides important lessons about the difficulties of implementing policy changes. A successful reform has to surpass a set of "deals," during the design phase, consensus building with civil society, submission to Congress and parliamentary debate, before it gets approved. The paper presents the story of two failed attempts by the Colombian government to produce these "deals." It shows what economic and social considerations created the need for reform, describes the actual policy changes implemented and evaluates their impact. The paper delves deep into the political aspects of the reform effort. |
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Escheverry, Juan Carlos Santa Maria, Mauricio |
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Escheverry, Juan Carlos Santa Maria, Mauricio |
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Escheverry, Juan Carlos |
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The Political Economy of Labor Reform in Colombia |
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The Political Economy of Labor Reform in Colombia |
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The Political Economy of Labor Reform in Colombia |
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The Political Economy of Labor Reform in Colombia |
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The Political Economy of Labor Reform in Colombia |
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political economy of labor reform in colombia |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2012 |
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