LEADER 04037nam 22006734a 450 001 9910454030103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-38592-1 010 $a9786611385927 010 $a0-8213-7443-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000534556 035 $a(EBL)459456 035 $a(OCoLC)508079930 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000090255 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11121822 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000090255 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10111564 035 $a(PQKB)11130805 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459456 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459456 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10231568 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL138592 035 $a(OCoLC)423271242 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000534556 100 $a20071126d2008 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWorking out of poverty$b[electronic resource] $ejob creation and the quality of growth in Africa /$fLouise Fox, Melissa Sekkel Gaal 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (96 p.) 225 0 $aDirections in development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7442-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 69-76). 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Table 1 Percentage of the Population Living on Less than 1 a Day, by Region; Box 1 Translating Common Labor Concepts to Conditions in Africa; Chapter 1 Context: The Economic Environment for Job Creation; Table 2 Growth of the Labor Force,Wage and Salary Employment, and GDP per Capita in Selected African Countries; Box 2 Most African Countries Did not Realize High Economic Growth Rates, 1995-2006; Chapter 2 Constraints: Missing Private Sector Demand; Figure 1 Major Obstacles Facing African Firms 327 $aTable 3 Indicators of Labor Flexibility, by RegionChapter 3 Conditions: The State of the African Labor Force; Figure 2 Percentage of Children Completing Primary Education, by Gender and Household Income; Figure 3 Women without Education: National Percentage and Gap between Rural and Urban; Table 4 Implied Returns to Education in Selected African Countries; Table 5 Estimated Life Expectancy at Birth in Sub-Saharan Africa and Other Regions, by Gender, 2000-05 and 2010-15; Chapter 4 Consequences: The Growth of the Informal Sector; Box 3 Definitions and Classification of the Informal Sector 327 $aTable 6 Informal Sector Share of Labor Force by AreaTable 7 Labor Force by Sector and Rural vs. Urban Area, Ages 10 and Above; Table 8 Estimated Average Annual Growth in Earnings by Sector of Employment; Chapter 5 Conclusion: The Prospects for Better Outcomes; Appendix Measuring Labor Force Participation in Africa: A Conundrum; References; Index 330 $aGovernments in Africa and their stakeholders have been disappointed with the number of wage and salary jobs that have been created over the last decade or more. Even in countries that experienced both strong economic growth and rapid poverty reduction during this period, job creation has lagged behind expectations. Faced with a rapidly growing labor force, Africa has to find new ways to create better paying jobs. Working Out of Poverty reviews the literature and presents original research by the authors analyzing job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa in light of economic performance over the deca 606 $aJob creation$zAfrica 606 $aLabor supply$zAfrica 606 $aLabor market$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$xEconomic conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJob creation 615 0$aLabor supply 615 0$aLabor market 676 $a331.12096 700 $aFox$b M. Louise$0862291 701 $aGaal$b Melissa Sekkel$f1979-$0862292 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454030103321 996 $aWorking out of poverty$91924852 997 $aUNINA