The subject of labor unions in Latin America provokes a variety of diverse and strongly held views. While some see unions as a way to protect workers' rights and ensure an equitable distribution of income, others see unions as a drain of productivity or an intrusion of politics into the...

This paper was commissioned for the 1st Meeting of the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network held on June 11 and 12, 2001 in Washington, D.C. This paper is the initial systematization of the responses to the Questionnaire on Social Protection and Poverty Reduction Programs in Latin...

This paper considers the effects of trade unions on the education sector in Argentina and the channels of union influence on the performance of this crucial sector. The authors find that those provinces where teacher unionism is fragmented, where union density is higher and where political...

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe tienen enormes desafíos ligados a la complejidad de la problemática social. Los avances alcanzados en materia de democratización política y mejoría del entorno económico requieren en la etapa actual de la región complementarse con mejores...

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe tienen enormes desafíos ligados a la complejidad de la problemática social. Los avances alcanzados en materia de democratización política y mejoría del entorno económico requieren en la etapa actual de la región complementarse con mejores...

This paper was commissioned for the 1st Meeting of the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network held on June 11 and 12, 2001 in Washington, D.C. This paper is the initial systematization of the responses to the Questionnaire on Social Protection and Poverty Reduction Programs in Latin...