Labor Markets in Asia

Chapter 1. Introduction: Overview of the Volume

1. Introduction: Overview of the Volume
Jesus Felipe, Rana Hasan

Part I. Labor Market Issues

2. Labor Market Outcomes in Asia
Jesus Felipe, Rana Hasan

3. Labor Markets in a Globalizing World
Jesus Felipe, Rana Hasan

4. The Employment Intensity of Growth: Trends and Macroeconomic Determinants
Steven Kapsos

Part II. Country Studies

5. Labor Markets in India: Issues and Perspectives
T. C. A. Anant, R. Hasan, P. Mohapatra, R. Nagaraj, S. K. Sasikumar

6. Labor Markets in Indonesia: Key Challenges and Policy Issues
Guntur Sugiyarto, Mayling Oey-Gardiner, Ninasapti Triaswati

7. Unemployment, Labor Laws, and Economic Policies in the Philippines
Jesus Felipe, Leonardo Lanzona

8. The Labor Market in the People’s Republic of China: Development and Policy Challenges in Economic Transition
Ran Tao

9. A Stocktaking of Viet Nam’s Labor Market Policies
Binh T. Nguyen, Loi Chi Cu, Chien Thang Nguyen

Part III. Policy Issues

10. Policies to Achieve Full, Productive, and Decent Employment in Asia
Jesus Felipe, Rana Hasan

Keywords: Economics, Labor Economics, Development Economics, International Economics