Philippine labor and the economy

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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.

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PHILIPPINE LABOR AND THE ECONOMY Jorge V. Sibal (2008) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page • Foreword ……………………………………………………….......... iii • Preface and Acknowledgement ………………………………… iv • Curriculum Vitae of Professor Jorge V. Sibal ……………… vii Theoretical Underpinnings 1. Industrial Relations and the Social Sciences ………………………...... 1 2. Systems Approach in the Study of IR ………………………………....... 4 3. Industrial Relations and the Economic System ……………………... 8 4. Industrial Relations and Economic Development ……………….. 13 5. Industrial Relations Environment ………………………………….. 18 6. The Entrepreneur and the Development of Science and Technology. 25 7. The Entrepreneurs and the Economy ………………………….......... 28 Economic Policies and Issues 8. Wages of Labor ……................................................................... 32 9. Incomes Policy ………………………………………………………….................. 40 10. Trade and Investment Theories and Globalization …………………..... 51 11. Trade and Investment Policies ……………………………………........ 57 12. Fiscal Policy and Taxation …………………………………………............. 66 13. Financial System and Monetary Policy ………………………………….... 76 14. Money and Banking ……………………………………………………............ 83 15. Non-Bank Financial Institutions …………………………………………........ 88 16. Capital Market and Long-term Financing ………………………… 96 17. The Philippine Labor Situation …………………………………………... 100 18. Issues and Problems in the Philippine Industrial Relations System. 113 19. Policy Issues and Challenges in the Philippine Labor Sector …….. 125 20. Industrial Culture and Industrialization ………………………………. 136 21. Strengthening Offshoring in the Philippines …………………………... 153 22. Measuring the Informal Sector in the Philippines and the ........... 167 Trends in Asia 23. Local Government Unit Practices in Labor Protection in the ……... 182 Informal Sector 24. Globalization and Changes in Labor Market Policies and ……………. 195 Industrial Relations Practices 25. Appendixes of Charts, Figures and Tables …………………………….... 224 U.P. Industrial Relations Alumni Association, Inc. (UP-IRAA) U.P. School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Bonifacio Hall, Diliman, Quezon City

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