Labor Markets in Asia

T. C. A. ANANT Department of Economics, University of Delhi, India STEVEN KAPSOS Employment Trends Unit, Employment Strategy Department, International Labour Organization, Switzerland LEONARDO LANZONA JR. Economics Department, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines CU CHI LOI Vietnam Institute of Economics, Vietnam P. MOHAPATRA Department of History, University of Delhi, India R. NAGARAJ Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India BINH T. NGUYEN Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank, Philippines MAYLING OEY-GARDINER Insan Hitawasana Sejahtera, Indonesia S. K. SASIKUMAR V.V. Giri National Labor Institute, India GUNTUR SUGIYARTO Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank, Philippines RAN TAO Institute for Chinese Studies, University of Oxford, UK, and Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, People's Republic of China NGUYEN CHIEN THANG Vietnam Institute of Economics, Vietnam NINASAPTI TRIASWATI Insan Hitawasana Sejahtera, Indonesia

This volume argues that while labour market reforms may be necessary in some specific cases, by no means are labour market policies the main explanation for the widespread increase in unemployment and underemployment across Asia and country specific studies undermine the case for across-the-board labour market reforms.This volume argues that while labour market reforms may be necessary in some specific cases, by no means are labour market policies the main explanation for the widespread increase in unemployment and underemployment across Asia and country specific studies undermine the case for across-the-board labour market reforms.