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Latin American economic and social thought in the 1960s was characterised by a profoundly pessimistic view of the manufacturing sector’s ability to generate employment. These discussions gave rise to arguments about marginality (Nun, 1969; Cardoso, 1971; Nun, 1971) and the links between income distribution, employment and technology. (CEPAL, 1966; Pinto, 1965, 1970; Vuskovic, 1970; Tavares and Serra, 1971). Emphasis was usually placed on the low rate of labour absorption in the modern activities and services, with the resultant tendency toward ‘spurious’ employment growth (Prebisch, 1970) both in the public sector and in marginal activities, especially services. This particular employment behaviour was blamed for the expansion of the poverty-stricken sector of Latin America’s urban centres. Conversely, it was assumed that those who entered modern activities would enjoy living standards that would almost certainly be out of the reach of those employed in the marginal or informal sectors.
Translated and abridged from Portuguese and Spanish.
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De Conceicao Tavares, M., Souza, P.R. (1983). Employment and Wages in Industry: The Case of Brazil. In: Urquidi, V.L., Reyes, S.T. (eds) Human Resources, Employment and Development. International Economic Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17214-6_11
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