This paper, written by Gijsbert van Liemt, considers the occupational characteristics of cultural workers and their employment relationships and income, the role of the State in cultural and creative industries, and to what extent arts and culture set the trend for the rest of the labour market....

Examines whether labour productivity and industrial competitiveness are affected by legislation on dismissals, atypical contracts of employment and unemployment benefits.

Focuses on social security developments in South America during the 1990s.

Presents a collection of articles on training of young poor people. The first part analyses case studies evaluating the training experiences of youngsters in poverty; the second part includes a description of youth training programmes, evaluation of training programmes and training institutes.

Basado en una investigación realizada entre 2000 y 2001 en varios países latinoamericanos, describe la metodología utilizada para analizar los costos laborales asociados a la contratación, y en especial los referidos a la protección de la maternidad y el cuidado infantil.