03255oam 22007215 450 991078214590332120200520144314.00-8213-7535-010.1596/978-0-8213-7534-1(CKB)1000000000536682(EBL)459494(OCoLC)508033015(SSID)ssj0000088148(PQKBManifestationID)11997935(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088148(PQKBWorkID)10071180(PQKB)11406928(MiAaPQ)EBC459494(Au-PeEL)EBL459494(CaPaEBR)ebr10236066(OCoLC)320323758(The World Bank)226038269(The World Bank)ocn226038269(US-djbf)15265860(EXLCZ)99100000000053668220080417d2008 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMaking work pay in Nicaragua : employment, growth, and poverty reduction /Catalina Gutierrez, Pierella Paci, Marco RanzaniWashington DC :World Bank,[2008]copyright 2008.xiv, 129 pages illustrations ;23 cmDirections in development. Poverty.Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7534-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123) and index.Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Overview; CHAPTER 2 Country Context; CHAPTER 3 Output, Population, Employment, and Poverty; CHAPTER 4 Employment and Labor Income Profile of the Population; CHAPTER 5 Segmentation and Skill Mismatch; CHAPTER 6 Policy Implications and Further Research; References; IndexPoor people derive most of their income from work; however, there is insufficient understanding of the role of labor markets, employment, and earnings as a linkage between growth and poverty reduction, especially in low income countries. To provide inputs into the policy discussion on how to enhance poverty reduction through increased employment and earnings for given growth levels, this study explores this linkage in the case of Nicaragua using data for 2001 and 2005. To do so, the study discusses macroeconomic growth and the labor market in Nicaragua, presenting sectoral employment and produDirections in development (Washington, D.C.)Directions in development (Washington, D.C.).Poverty.World Bank e-Library.Labor marketNicaraguaWagesNicaraguaPovertyNicaraguaLabor productivityNicaraguaLabor marketWagesPovertyLabor productivity331.1097285Gutierrez Catalina1572060Paci Pierella1957-1551481Ranzani Marco1979-1572061DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910782145903321Making work pay in Nicaragua3846676UNINA