This paper offers a legal and an economic analysis of collective dismissals procedures. First, it explains the economic rationale for having collective dismissal procedures in place, in light of the fact that labour markets are not perfect. Second, it overviews the international labour standards...

After discussing the concepts used by various Asian countries in compiling poverty statistics, the article examines postwar trends in the incidence of poverty in these countries. It then presents trends in employment, unemployment and underemployment and relates these to changes in poverty...