The Labor Market and the Transition of Socialist Economies
The Labor Market and the Transition of Socialist Economies

Author: Milan Vodopivec

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13:

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One challenge of the transition of socialist economies to multiparty democracy and a market economy will be to reallocate labor while minimizing the social costs of unemployment. Vodopivec identifies the key issues of labor reform and makes policy recommendations.

Fiscal Policies in Economies in Transition
Fiscal Policies in Economies in Transition

Author: Mr.Vito Tanzi

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 1992-06-01

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9781557751911

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The collapse of central economic planning in many countries and the breakup of the Soviet Union have put into disarray systems of government revenues and expenditures in those countries. This collection of 16 papers, edited by Vito Tanzi, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of fiscal policies under the old system of central planning and suggests ways to revitalize those policies in the newly emerging market economies.

Higher Wages for Relief Work Can Make Many of the Poor Worse Off
Higher Wages for Relief Work Can Make Many of the Poor Worse Off

Author: Martin Ravallion

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13:

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Guaranteed employment can be valuable insurance against poverty. But the recent experience in Maharashtra suggests that raising the wage rate when you don't have the budget to pay for it is not in the interests of all the poor. Some get higher pay, but others must go without relief work.