Philippine labor and the economy

The book is prescribed a must reading for all students and practitioners of Industrial Relations in the Philippines. The author, Prof. Jorge V. Sibal comprehensively discusses the theoretical foundations that support the study of the field of Industrial Relations and its academic origins in Labor Studies and Institutional Economics. Prof. Sibal aptly situated the application of the theoretical foundations of industrial relations and institutional economics within the context of the Philippine setting. Among the economic policies and issues tackled in the book and written in modular format are Wages, Incomes Policy, Trade and Investments Policy, Fiscal Policy and Taxation, Financial System and Monetary Policy, Philippine Labor Situation, Culture and Industrialization, Offshoring in the Philippines, Informal Sector and Globalization and Changes in the Labor Market Policies. Prof. Sibal wrote the guidebook primarily for students, facilitators, tutors and learners in the course Labor and the Economy, Labor Economics and Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations.

Year

2008

Language

English

Publisher

Central Book Supply

Editions

1

Pages

226

ISBN

9789716918168

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