World of work report [[electronic resource] ] 2013 : repairing the economic and social fabric

• Pubblicazione: Geneva, : International Labour Organization, International Institute for Labour Studies, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (133 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.12
• Soggetto topico: Labor market; Income distribution
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; List of figures, tables and boxes by chapter; FIGURES; TABLES; BOXES; 1. Overview of employment trends and projections; Main findings; Introduction; A. Labour market performance and projections; Figure 1.1 Projected working-age population, total employment and employment rate, 2006-18; Figure 1.2 Employment rates in the fourth quarters of 2007, 2010 and 2012 (percentages); Box 1.1 Chile and Colombia: Outperforming global employment norms; B. The structural picture: Long-term joblessness, concerns about job quality and social impact ; Table 1.1 Unemployment by region, 2007, 2012, 2013 and 2015 (million)Figure 1.3 Change in the number of discouraged workers as a percentage of inactive population between 2008 and 2011 (percentage points); Table 1.2 Changes in unemployment, long-term unemployment and inactivity rate by type of employment recovery (percentage points); Box 1.2 Cyclical sensitivity of the labour force participation rate; Figure 1.4 Labour force (index 2007=100) and unemployment rate (percentage) with and without cyclical effect, 2007-12 ; Figure 1.5 Relationship between change in labour market performance and change in estimated "job quality" (percentage points), 2007-11C. Recent trends in social well-being and unrest; Box 1.3 Constructing the social unrest index; Figure 1.6 Change in the social unrest index: Pre-crisis (2006/07) versus post-crisis (2011/12); D. Structure of the report; Appendix A Country groupings by income level; Appendix B The impact of financial crises on employment: An empirical analysis; Table 1B.1 Regression results; Appendix C Determinants of social unrest ; Table 1C.1 Weight of the variables used for the social unrest scoreTable 1C.2 Variables and sources; Table 1C.3 Determinants of social unrest (2006-12); References; 2. Income distribution and middle-income groups across the world; Main findings; Introduction; A. Trends in income and wage inequalities; Figure 2.1 Income inequalities in 2007 and latest available year; B. Middle-income groups in advanced economies; Figure 2.2 Wage polarization in advanced economies; Box 2.1 Defining and measuring the middle-income group ; Figure 2.4 Change in the size of the middle-income group, 2007 and 2010 (as a percentage of total population)Box 2.2 Post-crisis trends in the middle-income group; C. Middle-income groups in emerging and developing economies; Figure 2.5 Sizes of different income groups in emerging and developing economies, 1999-2010; Figure 2.6 Incidence of different income groups in emerging and developing economies, selected economies, 2010 (percentage); D. Policy challenges; Appendix A: Country classifications by income level; References; 3. Role of minimum wages in rebalancing the economy; Main findings ; Introduction
• Sommario/riassunto: The World of Work Report 2013 provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of labour markets and social conditions around the world. It also projects employment trends and assesses the risk of social unrest. This report shows that the employment situation has deteriorated significantly in most advanced economies and highlights the spill-over effects on emerging and developing economies.
• Titolo autorizzato: World of work report
• ISBN: 92-9251-018-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464105003321
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