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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820748103321

Titolo

Employment and shared growth : : rethinking the role of labor mobility for development / / edited by Pierella Paci, Pieter Serneels

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2007]

copyright 2007

ISBN

1-280-94044-1

9786610940448

0-8213-7108-8

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 124 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Directions in development. Poverty

Altri autori (Persone)

PaciPierella <1957->

SerneelsPieter M <1967-> (Pieter Maria)

Disciplina

331.12/042091724

Soggetti

Labor supply - Developing countries

Manpower policy - Developing countries

Poverty - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 of ""good"" jobs for the poor has become a policy priority for many



developing countries, the mechanisms by which employment stimulates growth and reduces poverty have, until now, not been well understood. This book aims to help fill that gap. Fo