Labour Flexibility and Productivity in Canada: Markets, Institutions and Skills

Michael Baker, Morley Gunderson and Susan Horton

Chapter 5 in Labour Productivity and Flexibility, 1997, pp 151-183 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Labour flexibility and productivity have become key interrelated ingredients of global competitiveness for high wage, developed countries like Canada, Without sustained productivity growth and high value-added production, countries with high labour costs cannot hope to compete with the growing competition from low wage countries.

Keywords: Labour Market; Minimum Wage; Collective Bargaining; Trade Liberalization; Unemployment Insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-25977-9_5

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