Recession, Adjustment and the Performance of Urban Labor Markets in Latin America

Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 33-59

  Riveros, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC CHANGE; EMPLOYMENT; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOUR MARKET; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA; WAGE LEVEL;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 0025589631     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: 21589100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.1990.9669382     Document Type: Article

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