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Confronting drought in Africa's drylands : opportunities for enhancing resilience / / Raffaello Cervigni and Michael Morris, editors
| Confronting drought in Africa's drylands : opportunities for enhancing resilience / / Raffaello Cervigni and Michael Morris, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The World Bank, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96709154 |
| Collana | Africa Development Forum |
| Soggetto topico |
Arid regions - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions - 21st century
Sustainable development - Africa, Sub-Saharan Drought management - Africa, Sub-Saharan Poverty - Government policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0818-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Scope of inquiry: Focus of this book; Conceptual framework: The determinants of resilience; Vulnerability in drylands if transformation is not managed; Options for increasing resilience; Cross-cutting interventions to enhance resilience; Strengthening social protection programs; Enhancing preparedness with disaster risk management instruments; Evaluating options: Assessing the relative merits of resilience-enhancing interventions; Potential impacts of livelihood interventions
The fiscal dividend of resilience-enhancing interventions: A country typologyPromoting new livelihoods to manage the transformation; Policy recommendations; Note; References; Part A. Key Issues and Challenges; 1. The Central Role of Drylands in Africa's Development Challenge; Definition of ""drylands""; Reasons for concern about drylands; Objectives of this book; Value-added of this book; Limitations of the book; References; 2. Resilience and its Determinants: A Conceptual Framework; Analyzing resilience: Conceptual and data challenges; The determinants of resilience The policy significance of the determinants of resilienceShocks affecting drylands; Relationship between resilience and poverty; Note; References; 3. Vulnerability in Drylands Today; Quantifying the dimensions of vulnerability across livelihood types; Estimating vulnerability across livelihood strategies; Selected drivers of vulnerability; Political economy factors affecting resilience; Note; References; 4. Vulnerability in Drylands Tomorrow: Business as Usual Raising Ominous Prospects; Estimating vulnerability in 2030: A scenario modeling approach; A brief description of the umbrella model Results: Vulnerability estimates for 2030Effects of climate change on future vulnerability; Note; References; Part B. Identifying Solutions; 5. Livestock Production Systems: Seizing the Opportunities for Pastoralists and Agro-Pastoralists; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Notes; References; 6. Tree-Based Systems: Multiple Pathways to Boosting Resilience; Current situation; Management strategies for tree-based systems; Benefits of tree-based systems; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References 7. Agriculture: More Water and Better Farming for Improved Food SecurityCurrent situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References; 8. Healthy Ecosystems: Integrated Approaches for Well-Balanced Landscapes; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References; 9. Market Connections: Promoting Trade to Promote Resilience; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Note; References; 10. Social Protection: Building Resilience among the Poor and Protecting the Most Vulnerable; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Notes References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511313203321 |
| Washington, District of Columbia : , : The World Bank, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting drought in Africa's drylands : opportunities for enhancing resilience / / Raffaello Cervigni and Michael Morris, editors
| Confronting drought in Africa's drylands : opportunities for enhancing resilience / / Raffaello Cervigni and Michael Morris, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank : Agence Francaise de Development, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 338.967 |
| Collana | Africa development forum series. |
| Soggetto topico |
Arid regions - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions - 21st century
Sustainable development - Africa, Sub-Saharan Drought management - Africa, Sub-Saharan Poverty - Government policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0818-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Scope of inquiry: Focus of this book; Conceptual framework: The determinants of resilience; Vulnerability in drylands if transformation is not managed; Options for increasing resilience; Cross-cutting interventions to enhance resilience; Strengthening social protection programs; Enhancing preparedness with disaster risk management instruments; Evaluating options: Assessing the relative merits of resilience-enhancing interventions; Potential impacts of livelihood interventions
The fiscal dividend of resilience-enhancing interventions: A country typologyPromoting new livelihoods to manage the transformation; Policy recommendations; Note; References; Part A. Key Issues and Challenges; 1. The Central Role of Drylands in Africa's Development Challenge; Definition of ""drylands""; Reasons for concern about drylands; Objectives of this book; Value-added of this book; Limitations of the book; References; 2. Resilience and its Determinants: A Conceptual Framework; Analyzing resilience: Conceptual and data challenges; The determinants of resilience The policy significance of the determinants of resilienceShocks affecting drylands; Relationship between resilience and poverty; Note; References; 3. Vulnerability in Drylands Today; Quantifying the dimensions of vulnerability across livelihood types; Estimating vulnerability across livelihood strategies; Selected drivers of vulnerability; Political economy factors affecting resilience; Note; References; 4. Vulnerability in Drylands Tomorrow: Business as Usual Raising Ominous Prospects; Estimating vulnerability in 2030: A scenario modeling approach; A brief description of the umbrella model Results: Vulnerability estimates for 2030Effects of climate change on future vulnerability; Note; References; Part B. Identifying Solutions; 5. Livestock Production Systems: Seizing the Opportunities for Pastoralists and Agro-Pastoralists; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Notes; References; 6. Tree-Based Systems: Multiple Pathways to Boosting Resilience; Current situation; Management strategies for tree-based systems; Benefits of tree-based systems; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References 7. Agriculture: More Water and Better Farming for Improved Food SecurityCurrent situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References; 8. Healthy Ecosystems: Integrated Approaches for Well-Balanced Landscapes; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References; 9. Market Connections: Promoting Trade to Promote Resilience; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Note; References; 10. Social Protection: Building Resilience among the Poor and Protecting the Most Vulnerable; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Notes References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798370403321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank : Agence Francaise de Development, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting drought in Africa's drylands : opportunities for enhancing resilience / / Raffaello Cervigni and Michael Morris, editors
| Confronting drought in Africa's drylands : opportunities for enhancing resilience / / Raffaello Cervigni and Michael Morris, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank : Agence Francaise de Development, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 338.967 |
| Collana | Africa development forum series. |
| Soggetto topico |
Arid regions - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions - 21st century
Sustainable development - Africa, Sub-Saharan Drought management - Africa, Sub-Saharan Poverty - Government policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0818-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Scope of inquiry: Focus of this book; Conceptual framework: The determinants of resilience; Vulnerability in drylands if transformation is not managed; Options for increasing resilience; Cross-cutting interventions to enhance resilience; Strengthening social protection programs; Enhancing preparedness with disaster risk management instruments; Evaluating options: Assessing the relative merits of resilience-enhancing interventions; Potential impacts of livelihood interventions
The fiscal dividend of resilience-enhancing interventions: A country typologyPromoting new livelihoods to manage the transformation; Policy recommendations; Note; References; Part A. Key Issues and Challenges; 1. The Central Role of Drylands in Africa's Development Challenge; Definition of ""drylands""; Reasons for concern about drylands; Objectives of this book; Value-added of this book; Limitations of the book; References; 2. Resilience and its Determinants: A Conceptual Framework; Analyzing resilience: Conceptual and data challenges; The determinants of resilience The policy significance of the determinants of resilienceShocks affecting drylands; Relationship between resilience and poverty; Note; References; 3. Vulnerability in Drylands Today; Quantifying the dimensions of vulnerability across livelihood types; Estimating vulnerability across livelihood strategies; Selected drivers of vulnerability; Political economy factors affecting resilience; Note; References; 4. Vulnerability in Drylands Tomorrow: Business as Usual Raising Ominous Prospects; Estimating vulnerability in 2030: A scenario modeling approach; A brief description of the umbrella model Results: Vulnerability estimates for 2030Effects of climate change on future vulnerability; Note; References; Part B. Identifying Solutions; 5. Livestock Production Systems: Seizing the Opportunities for Pastoralists and Agro-Pastoralists; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Notes; References; 6. Tree-Based Systems: Multiple Pathways to Boosting Resilience; Current situation; Management strategies for tree-based systems; Benefits of tree-based systems; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References 7. Agriculture: More Water and Better Farming for Improved Food SecurityCurrent situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References; 8. Healthy Ecosystems: Integrated Approaches for Well-Balanced Landscapes; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References; 9. Market Connections: Promoting Trade to Promote Resilience; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Note; References; 10. Social Protection: Building Resilience among the Poor and Protecting the Most Vulnerable; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Notes References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809582803321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank : Agence Francaise de Development, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Going Viral : COVID-19 and the accelerated transformation of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean / / Guillermo Beylis [and 4 others]
| Going Viral : COVID-19 and the accelerated transformation of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean / / Guillermo Beylis [and 4 others] |
| Autore | Beylis Guillermo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Publications, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 331.12098 |
| Collana | World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Latin America
Labor market - Caribbean Area Service industries - Latin America Service industries - Caribbean Area |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1460-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Analyzing structural transformation -- Implications for economic policy -- Notes -- References -- 1 What is structural transformation? -- What drives structural transformation? -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 2 Productivity in the LAC region: A sectoral view -- Productivity in agriculture -- Productivity in industry and services -- Taking stock: The scope for raising allocative efficiency and the expected pace of structural change -- Conclusions and policy implications -- Notes -- References -- 3 Economic transformation, skills, and the future of work -- The labor market is already changing -- From production to services -- From skill-biased technological change to routine-biased technological change -- Labor market polarization in the developing world: Is it coming? -- Labor market polarization in the developing world: The evidence -- The changing demand for skills in the LAC region -- Conclusions -- Looking into the future: Automation, tasks, and skills -- Looking into the future: Digital platforms and the nature of work -- Conclusions and policy implications -- Notes -- References -- 4 Conclusions -- Structural transformation: Past and future -- Looking forward -- References -- Boxes -- Box 1.1 Measuring structural transformation -- Box 2.1 Does technological change benefit small and large farms equally? Evidence from Mexico -- Box 3.1 What are workers doing? -- Box 3.2 When automation creates jobs -- Figures -- Figure 1.1 Structural transformation by sector, selected LAC countries and rest of world -- Figure 1.2 Patterns of industrialization across LAC and high-income countries -- Figure 1.3 Value-added and employment shares by sector: Selected LAC countries, 1950-2010.
Figure 1.4 Absolute total level of employment by sector: Selected LAC countries, 1950-2010 -- Figure 1.5 Premature deindustrialization: LAC region (average), 1950-2010 -- Figure 1.6 Relative prices and real consumption per capita: LAC region (average), 1950-2010 -- Figure 1.7 Labor allocation in manufacturing: Selected LAC countries, 1950-2010 -- Figure 2.1 Output per worker by sector in LAC region relative to that of United States: Selected countries, 2010 -- Figure 2.2 Agricultural output and TFP growth: LAC region, 1981-2014 -- Figure 2.3 Correlation between output growth and TFP growth: LAC countries, 2001-14 -- Figure 2.4 Growth decomposition: Latin America by region and United States, 2005-14 -- Figure 2.5 Relationship between value added and employment in agriculture: Selected LAC countries, 2017 -- Figure 2.6 Sources of agricultural productivity growth -- Figure 2.7 Histogram of metatechnical efficiency, Peru, by region -- Figure 2.8 Effectiveness of growth in different sectors at reducing poverty -- Figure 2.9 Labor productivity growth in industrial and services sectors: Latin America and United States, 1950-2010 -- Figure 2.10 Labor productivity in services sector relative to industrial sector: Latin America and United States, 1950-2010 -- Figure 2.11 Services Trade Restrictions Index, selected LAC countries -- Figure 2.12 Logistics Performance Index and its components: 16 LAC countries, relative to best performer -- Figure 3.1 Development of goods and service occupations, LAC and rest of world -- Figure 3.2 Evolution of task content of jobs (mean change): 11 LAC countries, 2000-2014 -- Figure 3.3 Evolution of task content of jobs in industrial sector: 11 LAC countries, 2000-2014 -- Figure 3.4 Decomposition of task content in industrial sector: 11 LAC countries, 2000-2014. Figure 3.5 Evolution of task content of jobs in services sector: 11 LAC countries, 2000-2014 -- Figure 3.6 Distribution of automatability across methodologies, Chile -- Figure 3.7 Distribution of automatability across methodologies, Colombia -- Figure 3.8 Distribution of automatability across methodologies, Bolivia -- Figure 3.9 Risk of automation by LAC country, based on four methodologies -- Figure 3.10 Automation risk by selected characteristics, LAC region -- Tables -- Table 2.1 Misallocation in manufacturing, selected developing and developed countries -- Table 3.1 Reallocation of occupations within sectors over development process. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794229003321 |
Beylis Guillermo
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Publications, , [2020] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Going Viral : COVID-19 and the accelerated transformation of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean / / Guillermo Beylis [and 4 others]
| Going Viral : COVID-19 and the accelerated transformation of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean / / Guillermo Beylis [and 4 others] |
| Autore | Beylis Guillermo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Publications, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 331.12098 |
| Collana | World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Latin America
Labor market - Caribbean Area Service industries - Latin America Service industries - Caribbean Area |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1460-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Analyzing structural transformation -- Implications for economic policy -- Notes -- References -- 1 What is structural transformation? -- What drives structural transformation? -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 2 Productivity in the LAC region: A sectoral view -- Productivity in agriculture -- Productivity in industry and services -- Taking stock: The scope for raising allocative efficiency and the expected pace of structural change -- Conclusions and policy implications -- Notes -- References -- 3 Economic transformation, skills, and the future of work -- The labor market is already changing -- From production to services -- From skill-biased technological change to routine-biased technological change -- Labor market polarization in the developing world: Is it coming? -- Labor market polarization in the developing world: The evidence -- The changing demand for skills in the LAC region -- Conclusions -- Looking into the future: Automation, tasks, and skills -- Looking into the future: Digital platforms and the nature of work -- Conclusions and policy implications -- Notes -- References -- 4 Conclusions -- Structural transformation: Past and future -- Looking forward -- References -- Boxes -- Box 1.1 Measuring structural transformation -- Box 2.1 Does technological change benefit small and large farms equally? Evidence from Mexico -- Box 3.1 What are workers doing? -- Box 3.2 When automation creates jobs -- Figures -- Figure 1.1 Structural transformation by sector, selected LAC countries and rest of world -- Figure 1.2 Patterns of industrialization across LAC and high-income countries -- Figure 1.3 Value-added and employment shares by sector: Selected LAC countries, 1950-2010.
Figure 1.4 Absolute total level of employment by sector: Selected LAC countries, 1950-2010 -- Figure 1.5 Premature deindustrialization: LAC region (average), 1950-2010 -- Figure 1.6 Relative prices and real consumption per capita: LAC region (average), 1950-2010 -- Figure 1.7 Labor allocation in manufacturing: Selected LAC countries, 1950-2010 -- Figure 2.1 Output per worker by sector in LAC region relative to that of United States: Selected countries, 2010 -- Figure 2.2 Agricultural output and TFP growth: LAC region, 1981-2014 -- Figure 2.3 Correlation between output growth and TFP growth: LAC countries, 2001-14 -- Figure 2.4 Growth decomposition: Latin America by region and United States, 2005-14 -- Figure 2.5 Relationship between value added and employment in agriculture: Selected LAC countries, 2017 -- Figure 2.6 Sources of agricultural productivity growth -- Figure 2.7 Histogram of metatechnical efficiency, Peru, by region -- Figure 2.8 Effectiveness of growth in different sectors at reducing poverty -- Figure 2.9 Labor productivity growth in industrial and services sectors: Latin America and United States, 1950-2010 -- Figure 2.10 Labor productivity in services sector relative to industrial sector: Latin America and United States, 1950-2010 -- Figure 2.11 Services Trade Restrictions Index, selected LAC countries -- Figure 2.12 Logistics Performance Index and its components: 16 LAC countries, relative to best performer -- Figure 3.1 Development of goods and service occupations, LAC and rest of world -- Figure 3.2 Evolution of task content of jobs (mean change): 11 LAC countries, 2000-2014 -- Figure 3.3 Evolution of task content of jobs in industrial sector: 11 LAC countries, 2000-2014 -- Figure 3.4 Decomposition of task content in industrial sector: 11 LAC countries, 2000-2014. Figure 3.5 Evolution of task content of jobs in services sector: 11 LAC countries, 2000-2014 -- Figure 3.6 Distribution of automatability across methodologies, Chile -- Figure 3.7 Distribution of automatability across methodologies, Colombia -- Figure 3.8 Distribution of automatability across methodologies, Bolivia -- Figure 3.9 Risk of automation by LAC country, based on four methodologies -- Figure 3.10 Automation risk by selected characteristics, LAC region -- Tables -- Table 2.1 Misallocation in manufacturing, selected developing and developed countries -- Table 3.1 Reallocation of occupations within sectors over development process. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822280803321 |
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Beylis Guillermo
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Publications, , [2020] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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