Download or read book The Institutional Approach to Labour and Development written by Gerry Rodgers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-28 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together the work of economists and sociologists in research programmes in a number of European institutions concerned with development, this collection analyses how social institutions contribute to an understanding of development. It shows how labour markets, labour relations and employment patterns respond to institutional forces, and thereby shape development paths and determine how different groups benefit from economic growth.