Aggrieved Labor Strikes Back - Inter Sectoral Labor Mobility, Conditionality, Unrest Under Imf

This Element argues that extensive labor market reform conditions in an immobile labor market generate strong opposition to programs. The author tests this theory in a global sample and explores the causal mechanism in four case studies on Greece, Ireland, Latvia, and Portugal.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Unrest under IMF Programs: existing explanations; 3. Labor mobility and adjustment: Material loss, risks, and unrest under imf programs; 4. Quantitative empirical evidence; 5. European borrowers of the fund: mobility, conditionality, and unrest; 6. Conclusion; 7. Appendix; References.

Riassunto

This Element argues that extensive labor market reform conditions in an immobile labor market generate strong opposition to programs. The author tests this theory in a global sample and explores the causal mechanism in four case studies on Greece, Ireland, Latvia, and Portugal.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Saliha Metinsoy, Saliha (University of Groningen) Metinsoy
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2024
• EAN: 9781009455787
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0945578-7
• Pagine: 75
• Serie: Elements in Contentious Politics
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; United Nations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Aid & relief programmes, International institutions, Political, Socio-Economic & Strategic Groupings, Aid and relief programmes, Industrial relations & trade unions law, Employment and labour law: procedure, dispute resolution