Labour-market and social policies and poverty reduction

The present chapter provides a critical assessment of labour-market and social policies since the 1980s and their impact on poverty, the working poor and vulnerable groups in society. During these three decades of structural adjustment and macroeconomic conservatism, the emphasis has been on labour-market flexibility, and social policy has been reduced to a limited series of measures intended to compensate for the negative effects of structural adjustment among certain sectors of the population.

Sustainable Development Goals:

No Poverty