Improving skills development in the informal sector [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar

• Autore: Adams Arvil V
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 331
• Soggetto topico: Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Small business - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Labor - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Labor market - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Vocational education - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, Sub-Saharan Economic policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SilvaSara Johansson de RazmaraSetareh
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background; Figure O.1 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure O.2 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Figures; Main Findings; Figure O.3 Distribution of Log Monthly Earnings by Formality Status in Nigeria; Figure O.4 Percentage of Population Belonging to the Three Poorest Consumption Quintiles in Formal, Informal, and Farm Sectors of Rwanda and Kenya; Figure O.5 Women Employed in Informal and Formal Sectors of Selected Countries ; Figure O.6 Share of Population with Primary Levels of Education or More in the Formal and Informal SectorsFigure O.7 Employment by Education Level in Different Sectors of Tanzania; Figure O.8 Access to Apprenticeship across Groups in Ghana; Figure O.9 Predicted Probabilities by Educational Attainment in Rwanda; Figure O.10 Returns to Education for Wage Workers Compared with Nonwage Workers in Tanzania; Main Policy Recommendations; References; Chapter 1 Introduction; In This Chapter; Background; Public Interest in the Nonfarm Informal Sector ; Figure 1.1 Informal Economy as a Percentage of GNP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2006-07Figure 1.2 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure 1.3 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Skills Play Different Roles in the Formal and Informal Sectors; Tables; Table 1.1 Self-Employment as a Percentage of All Nonfarm Employment and Women as a Percentage of Self-Employment, Latest Survey Year; Boxes; Box 1.1 Why Skills Development Differs in the Informal and Formal Sectors; What We Know about Skills and the Informal Sector ; Figure 1.4 Percentage of Firms Offering Formal Training Programs for Permanent, Full-Time Employees, Latest Year AvailableObjectives and Structure of This Book; Notes; References; Part 1 Findings and Actions; Chapter 2 Employment in the Informal Sector; In This Chapter; Introduction; Table 2.1 Household Surveys Used for Analysis of the Informal Sector; Table 2.2 Differing Accessibility to Data for Classifying Employment in the Informal Sector among Countries and Their Household Surveys; A Profile of Those Employed; Table 2.3 Total Employmenta by Sector of Work ; Table 2.4 Growth of Nonfarm Employment and Self-EmploymentFigure 2.1 Informal Sector Earnings Compared with Farm Sector Earnings in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda; Figure 2.2 Distribution of Wages and Earnings in Ghana and Kenya; Figure 2.3 Urban Share of Formal and Informal Sector Work in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya; Table 2.5 Distribution of Employed by Sector and Household Consumption Quintile, Rwanda and Kenya; Figure 2.4 Women's Share of Informal Sector Work by Area in Rwanda; Figure 2.5 Gender Distribution of Employment ; Table 2.6 Main Reasons for Entering the Informal Sector in Tanzania
• Sommario/riassunto: The informal sector of Sub-Saharan Africa is comprised of small and household enterprises that operate in the non-farm sector outside the protected employment of the formal wage sector. The sector was identified 40 years ago by the ILO representing a pool of surplus labor that was expected to be absorbed by future industrialization, but rather than gradually disappearing, it has become a persistent feature of the region's economic landscape accounting for a majority of jobs created off the farm. Acknowledging its potential as a source of employment for the region's expanding workforce and impr
• Titolo autorizzato: Improving skills development in the informal sector
• ISBN: 0-8213-9969-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462968003321
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