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UNINA9910451955403321 |
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Titolo |
Employment and shared growth [[electronic resource] ] : rethinking the role of labor mobility for development / / edited by Pierella Paci, Pieter Serneels |
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Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-94044-1 |
9786610940448 |
0-8213-7108-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (148 p.) |
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Collana |
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Directions in development. Poverty |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PaciPierella <1957-> |
SerneelsPieter M <1967-> (Pieter Maria) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Labor supply - Developing countries |
Manpower policy - Developing countries |
Poverty - Developing countries |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Pepers presented at a June, 2006 conference organized by the Poverty Reduction and Development Effectiveness Department (PRMPR) of the World Bank (WB), in collaboration with the Labor Markets Team in the Social Protection group (HDNSP). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Employment in Low-Income Countries: Beyond Labor Market Segmentation?; Chapter 3 Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, and Economic Performance: A View from the Middle East and North Africa Region; Tables; Chapter 4 Self-Employment: Engine of Growth or Self-Help Safety Net?; Figures; Chapter 5 Poverty and Earnings Mobility in Three African Countries; Chapter 6 Firm Dynamics, Productivity, and Job Growth; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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There is one asset that poor people have in abundance: labor. Thus, what distinguishes the poor from the non-poor in low income countries is, simply, their ability to sell labor at a good price. It should be of little surprise, then, that enhancing the poor's access to employment is increasingly recognized as key to development. But while the creation |
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