Wage Policy Issues in Economic Development: The Proceedings of a Symposium held by the International Institute for Labour Studies at Egelund, Denmark, 23–27 October 1967, under the Chairmanship of Clark Kerr

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-8
South America, Central America and the Caribbean....Pages 9-22
The Far East....Pages 23-30
Africa....Pages 31-40
Conclusions....Pages 41-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Wages in Developing Countries: Trends and Problems....Pages 55-76
The General Level of Wages....Pages 77-87
Wage Structures and Differentials....Pages 88-101
Forms of Wage Payment....Pages 102-115
Wage Determination in the Market....Pages 116-129
Wages as an Element in General Economic Policy and Planning....Pages 130-141
Implementation of Wage Policy and Public Institutions for Wage Fixing....Pages 142-152
A Review of the Discussions....Pages 153-160
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
The Purpose of Wage Policy in Developing Countries....Pages 163-169
The Form of Wage Policy in Developing Countries....Pages 170-196
The Formulation and Implementation of Wage Policy....Pages 197-211
Conclusions....Pages 212-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Objectives of Wage Policy in Developing Countries....Pages 217-234
Wage, Fiscal, Social Security Policies and Institutional Changes as a Means of Redistributing Income in Developing Countries....Pages 235-255
Economic Structure, Productivity and Wages in Latin America....Pages 256-268
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Levels of Remuneration, Factor Proportions and Income Differentials with Special Reference to Developing Countries....Pages 269-293
Wage Structures in Less-Developed Countries....Pages 294-337
Minimum-Wage Fixing and Economic Development....Pages 338-353
The Formulation of Wage Policy....Pages 354-370
Wage Policy in Developing Countries....Pages 371-382
Trade Union Attitudes to Wage Policy Issues in Developing Countries....Pages 383-394
Employer Attitudes to Wage Policies in Developing Countries....Pages 395-397
Back Matter....Pages 399-408