Blunting Neoliberalism : Tripartism and Economic Reforms in the Developing World

Cover -- Half title page -- The International Labour Organization -- Title page -- Copyright information -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables -- 1.1 Key features of tripartism in the countries under study -- 1.2 Union density and bargaining coverage in the mid-1990s -- 1.3 Impact of tripartism on reforms and policies -- 2.1 Qualitative features of tripartism in Slovenia and Poland -- 2.2 The impact of tripartism on specific reforms -- 2.3 Annual inflation rate (%) -- 2.5 Real wages and productivity -- 2.6 Initial conditions and reform progress in CEE -- 2.7 Restructuring indices, 1994-8 -- 2.8 Total long-term unemployment rate (%) -- 3.1 Ten major agenda items in tripartite agreement -- 3.2 Macroeconomic conditions before and after the oil crisis -- 3.3 Wages during the oil crisis -- 3.4 CPF contributions in Singapore (as percentage of income), selected years -- 3.5 Per capita comparative GDP growth rates, before and after crisis -- 4.1 General strikes -- 4.2 Key characteristics of tripartism -- 4.3 Impact of tripartism on reforms and policies -- 5.1 Levels of wage settlement (LWS) against Consumer Price Index (CPI),1990-2003 -- 5.2 Key features of tripartism in Zimbabwe and South Africa -- 5.3 Impact of tripartism on reforms and policies -- List of Figures -- 2.1 Misery index, 1993-2004 -- 2.2 Unemployment in the EU countries -- 2.3 Total employment rate (%) -- 2.4 Annual GDP growth rate (%) -- 2.5 Lifelong learning, total -- 3.1 Percent change in unit labour costs -- 4.1 Uruguay: Strikes (days lost) -- 4.2 Chile: Unionization and collective bargaining coverage (%) -- 4.3 Uruguay: Real wages, December each year, base index December 2002 = 100 -- 4.4 Uruguay: Main economic indicators 1996-2007 -- 4.5 Chile: Real minimum wage growth, base index 100 = 1989-90 -- 5.1 GDP growth (%) -- 5.2 Unemployment rate (%).