Nothing impacts the welfare of individuals and households more directly than employment and earnings opportunities. In developing countries, labor market reform is a crucial component for the success of overall economic policy reforms. Despite success in other areas of economic reform over the...

Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Labor Reform in Latin America during the 1990s -- PART I: Public and Private Sector Labor Markets in Brazil -- 2 Improving Public Sector Efficiency in Brazil -- 3 Assessing the Impact of...