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Berens, Sarah and Kemmerling, Achim (2019). Labor Divides, Informality, and Regulation: The Public Opinion on Labor Law in Latin America. J. Politics Lat. Am., 11 (1). S. 23 - 49. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1868-4890

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Abstract

While scholarship on the politics of labor market divides and labor law in Latin America has bloomed in recent years, this literature rarely looks at the role of public opinion. Using data on public attitudes towards labor law for 18 Latin American countries, we start filling this gap. We follow the literature on labor market divides to see how far those at the margins of the formal labor market differ in their opinions from the formally employed. We find that large segments of the people perceive labor law as protective for workers, but there are also important divides: Whereas formal sector workers indeed assess the protective function of labor law positively, informal sector workers are more sceptical. Moreover, we find feedback effects of labor law on these differences of opinion. We conclude with a discussion how these divides in attitudes also have political effects, especially on voting behavior.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Berens, Sarah UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kemmerling, Achim UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-151239
DOI:	10.1177/1866802X19843362
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Politics Lat. Am.
Volume:	11
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 23 - 49
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1868-4890
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL PROTECTION; JOB INSECURITY; PREFERENCES; EMPLOYMENT; POLITICS; REDISTRIBUTION; MARKETS; VULNERABILITY; DETERMINANTS; COUNTRIES Multiple languages Political Science Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15123