Working out of poverty [[electronic resource] ] : job creation and the quality of growth in Africa / / Louise Fox, Melissa Sekkel Gaal

• Autore: Fox M. Louise
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (96 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.12096
• Soggetto topico: Job creation - Africa; Labor supply - Africa; Labor market - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GaalMelissa Sekkel <1979->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-76).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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 ; Table 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 ; Table 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Governments 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Working out of poverty
• ISBN: 1-281-38592-1; 9786611385927; 0-8213-7443-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454030103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II