"Five separately authored chapters present substantial information and analyses of flexibility in manufacturing employment from the mid-1980s through early 1990s. Considers role of labor institutions, including the law of labor contracts, labor courts, and systems of indemnification for job loss, as well as macroeconomic conditions. Concludes that labor markets are very flexible and that flexibility creates disincentives to investment in training and human capital"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

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