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There is a remarkable — and largely unremarked — asymmetry in the way economists treat the benefits of regulations that seek to protect private property rights and regulations that seek to protect labour rights and standards. The former are seen as essential for growth; the latter are treated as a hindrance. The intellectual imprint of this idea is reflected in both the global and the Indonesian context. It is necessary to understand the Indonesian variant of the global discourse on labour market regulations in order to develop a fuller appreciation of the current and prospective policy agenda on the labour market. This provides the rationale for the current chapter.
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Islam, I. (2011). Labour Market Regulations and the Welfare of Indonesian Workers. In: Lee, S., McCann, D. (eds) Regulating for Decent Work. Advances in Labour Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230307834_6
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