Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction--Jill M Jensen and Nelson Lichtenstein -- Part I. Beyond Europe: The ILO Encounters the Pacific World -- 1. A Sea of Difference: The ILO and the Search for Common...

Though labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the evidence on which this argument rests is weak. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this book reaffirms the importance of labour...

Frontmatter -- Foreword / Ryder, Guy -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Antecedents -- Part I. An Experiment in Social Justice: 1919-1939 -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. Facing the Crisis -- Part II. The Second Founding: 1940-1948 -- 3. The Road to Philadelphia -- 4. A Place in the New...