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The Limits of Labor Legislation Reforms: Rigidity, Growth, and Employment in Brazil (1995–2010)
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Abstract The literature addressing market dynamics typically assumes that reforming labor legislation has a direct impact on economic performance, the configuration of labor markets, and the strength of labor organizations. Within this literature one prevalent school of thought advocates flexibilizing labor ... view more
The literature addressing market dynamics typically assumes that reforming labor legislation has a direct impact on economic performance, the configuration of labor markets, and the strength of labor organizations. Within this literature one prevalent school of thought advocates flexibilizing labor laws as the key to creating economic prosperity, enhancing labor productivity, increasing formal sector employment,
and successfully fighting poverty and socioeconomic inequality. I test these assumptions by analyzing the case of Brazil between 1995 and 2010. My findings suggest that reforms seeking to flexibilize the Brazilian
labor code do not significantly change the country’s labor market or economy. I propose that transformations in international economic contexts
as well as differing policy orientations of successive Brazilian federal governments may hold more explanatory power in accounting for labor market changes during this time period. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Brazil; labor market policy; labor market trend; employee organization; economic growth; economic development (on national level); macroeconomics; economic policy; economic reform; labor law; law reform; trade union; representation of interests; labor relations; combating poverty; Latin America
Classification
National Economy
Labor Market Policy
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 95-127
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 8 (2016) 1
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed