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A Diagnostic Methodology for Regulating Decent Work

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This chapter presents a diagnostic methodology to provide insight into the interventions and processes necessary to progressively achieve decent work as it is defined in international law. Substantial progress has been made in developing Decent Work Indicators1 and in bringing them into spheres beyond the International Labour Organization (ILO), for example, as targets for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Indicators will no doubt play a critical role in measuring progress in achieving the ILO Decent Work Agenda. Yet indicators have limitations. They are not intended to be diagnostic and they do not tell us a great deal about the underlying processes associated with improving or deteriorating performance. Further, they do not generally help to clarify or build consensus about which policy interventions will improve progress towards achieving decent work for all. The diagnostic methodology presented here intends to complement decent work indicators by addressing these limitations.

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  1. School of Law, University of Manchester, UK

    Deirdre McCann (Senior Lecturer in the School of Law) (Senior Lecturer in the School of Law)

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Frey, D.F. (2011). A Diagnostic Methodology for Regulating Decent Work. In: Lee, S., McCann, D. (eds) Regulating for Decent Work. Advances in Labour Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230307834_13

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