Product Description Labor market institutions are instrumental for improving the well-being of workers and their families as well as societies. Yet these institutions have been eroded in many countries over the past few decades; in other parts of the world, they do not exist. This volume examines the importance of these institutions for ensuring equitable income distribution, with empirical examples from both developed and developing countries. About the Author Janine Berg is a senior economist with the International Labor Office in Geneva, Switzerland. She is the author of Miracle for Whom? Chilean Workers under Free Trade and Meeting the Employment Challenge: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico in the Global Economy.