"Growth, employment and decent work in the least developed countries" [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : International Labour Office, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.0413 |
Soggetto topico | Economic development |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 92-2-124941-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Decent Work in Least Developed Countries; Introduction; Chapter 1: Growth, Employment and Decent Work in the Least Developed Countries; 1.1 The broad pattern of growth, employment, and decent work in LDCs; 1.2 GDP Growth; Figures; Figure 1.1 GDP per capita of LDCs; Figure 1.2 Real GDP Growth in LDCs, 1999-2011p; Figure 1.3 GDP Growth in LDCs and Evolution of Commodity Price Index; Figure 1.4 GDP growth (average annual growth, 2000-2008) and per capita income (2008) in LDCs; Tables; Table 1.1 Annual real GDP growth rates, 2000-2011p
Table 1.2 Merchandise exports in LDC's, 2000-2009 Table 1.3 Unemployment rate by sex and for youth and adults (%); Table 1.4 Employment in major economic sectors (%); Table 1.5 Working Poor indicators (US 1.25 a day); Table 1.6 Status in Employment; Table 1.7 Vulnerable Employment Shares by Sex; Table 1.8 Summary of the Productive-Employment Target for the LDC's as a whole; Chapter 2: Macroeconomic policies to promote job creation and poverty reduction in LDC's; Introduction; The standard macroeconomic framework and its contested role in the LDC growth revival of the 2000's Aligning macroeconomic policies with the twin goals of job creation and poverty reduction in LDC's: some suggestions Boxes; Box 2.1: Financing the MDG's and the SPF; Box 2.2: The relationship between debt relief and fiscal space in LDC's; Box 2.3: The exchange rate regime and its implications for growth and employment in Malawi; Figures; Figure 2.1; Figure 2.2; Figure 2.3; Figure 2.4; Figure 2.5; Chapter 3: Harnessing trade for growth, employment and poverty reduction; Figures; Figure 3.1: Average Annual Export Growth vs. Share of Mining in Total Exports; Tables Table 3.1: Export concentration in LDC's Chapter 4: What a country produces matters: agriculture, industry and services; Tables; Table 4.1 Economic growth and share of manufacturing in GDP in LDC's fulfilling the criteria of nonviolent conflict in past ten years and an average CPIA score of 3.4 or above in the past four years.; Chapter 5: The informal economy and labour market institutions; Figures; Figure 5.1 Employment in the informal economy as percentage of total employment (including agriculture) Figure 5.2 Distribution of employment by status and informal/type of employment in selected African countries (percentage of total non-agricultural employment/total employment)Figure 5.3 Mozambique: Distribution of employment along the scale of informality, by sex (percentage of persons in employment); Figure 5.4 Zambia: Distribution of employment along the scale of informality, by sex (percentage of persons in employment); Figure 5.5: Perceptions of constraints among enterprises in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa Figure 5.6: Percentage of firms in LDCs reporting labour market regulations as a major constraint |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457858603321 |
Geneva, : International Labour Office, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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"Growth, employment and decent work in the least developed countries" [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : International Labour Office, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.0413 |
Soggetto topico | Economic development |
ISBN | 92-2-124941-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Decent Work in Least Developed Countries; Introduction; Chapter 1: Growth, Employment and Decent Work in the Least Developed Countries; 1.1 The broad pattern of growth, employment, and decent work in LDCs; 1.2 GDP Growth; Figures; Figure 1.1 GDP per capita of LDCs; Figure 1.2 Real GDP Growth in LDCs, 1999-2011p; Figure 1.3 GDP Growth in LDCs and Evolution of Commodity Price Index; Figure 1.4 GDP growth (average annual growth, 2000-2008) and per capita income (2008) in LDCs; Tables; Table 1.1 Annual real GDP growth rates, 2000-2011p
Table 1.2 Merchandise exports in LDC's, 2000-2009 Table 1.3 Unemployment rate by sex and for youth and adults (%); Table 1.4 Employment in major economic sectors (%); Table 1.5 Working Poor indicators (US 1.25 a day); Table 1.6 Status in Employment; Table 1.7 Vulnerable Employment Shares by Sex; Table 1.8 Summary of the Productive-Employment Target for the LDC's as a whole; Chapter 2: Macroeconomic policies to promote job creation and poverty reduction in LDC's; Introduction; The standard macroeconomic framework and its contested role in the LDC growth revival of the 2000's Aligning macroeconomic policies with the twin goals of job creation and poverty reduction in LDC's: some suggestions Boxes; Box 2.1: Financing the MDG's and the SPF; Box 2.2: The relationship between debt relief and fiscal space in LDC's; Box 2.3: The exchange rate regime and its implications for growth and employment in Malawi; Figures; Figure 2.1; Figure 2.2; Figure 2.3; Figure 2.4; Figure 2.5; Chapter 3: Harnessing trade for growth, employment and poverty reduction; Figures; Figure 3.1: Average Annual Export Growth vs. Share of Mining in Total Exports; Tables Table 3.1: Export concentration in LDC's Chapter 4: What a country produces matters: agriculture, industry and services; Tables; Table 4.1 Economic growth and share of manufacturing in GDP in LDC's fulfilling the criteria of nonviolent conflict in past ten years and an average CPIA score of 3.4 or above in the past four years.; Chapter 5: The informal economy and labour market institutions; Figures; Figure 5.1 Employment in the informal economy as percentage of total employment (including agriculture) Figure 5.2 Distribution of employment by status and informal/type of employment in selected African countries (percentage of total non-agricultural employment/total employment)Figure 5.3 Mozambique: Distribution of employment along the scale of informality, by sex (percentage of persons in employment); Figure 5.4 Zambia: Distribution of employment along the scale of informality, by sex (percentage of persons in employment); Figure 5.5: Perceptions of constraints among enterprises in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa Figure 5.6: Percentage of firms in LDCs reporting labour market regulations as a major constraint |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779058903321 |
Geneva, : International Labour Office, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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"Growth, employment and decent work in the least developed countries" [[electronic resource]] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : International Labour Office, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.0413 |
Soggetto topico | Economic development |
ISBN | 92-2-124941-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Decent Work in Least Developed Countries; Introduction; Chapter 1: Growth, Employment and Decent Work in the Least Developed Countries; 1.1 The broad pattern of growth, employment, and decent work in LDCs; 1.2 GDP Growth; Figures; Figure 1.1 GDP per capita of LDCs; Figure 1.2 Real GDP Growth in LDCs, 1999-2011p; Figure 1.3 GDP Growth in LDCs and Evolution of Commodity Price Index; Figure 1.4 GDP growth (average annual growth, 2000-2008) and per capita income (2008) in LDCs; Tables; Table 1.1 Annual real GDP growth rates, 2000-2011p
Table 1.2 Merchandise exports in LDC's, 2000-2009 Table 1.3 Unemployment rate by sex and for youth and adults (%); Table 1.4 Employment in major economic sectors (%); Table 1.5 Working Poor indicators (US 1.25 a day); Table 1.6 Status in Employment; Table 1.7 Vulnerable Employment Shares by Sex; Table 1.8 Summary of the Productive-Employment Target for the LDC's as a whole; Chapter 2: Macroeconomic policies to promote job creation and poverty reduction in LDC's; Introduction; The standard macroeconomic framework and its contested role in the LDC growth revival of the 2000's Aligning macroeconomic policies with the twin goals of job creation and poverty reduction in LDC's: some suggestions Boxes; Box 2.1: Financing the MDG's and the SPF; Box 2.2: The relationship between debt relief and fiscal space in LDC's; Box 2.3: The exchange rate regime and its implications for growth and employment in Malawi; Figures; Figure 2.1; Figure 2.2; Figure 2.3; Figure 2.4; Figure 2.5; Chapter 3: Harnessing trade for growth, employment and poverty reduction; Figures; Figure 3.1: Average Annual Export Growth vs. Share of Mining in Total Exports; Tables Table 3.1: Export concentration in LDC's Chapter 4: What a country produces matters: agriculture, industry and services; Tables; Table 4.1 Economic growth and share of manufacturing in GDP in LDC's fulfilling the criteria of nonviolent conflict in past ten years and an average CPIA score of 3.4 or above in the past four years.; Chapter 5: The informal economy and labour market institutions; Figures; Figure 5.1 Employment in the informal economy as percentage of total employment (including agriculture) Figure 5.2 Distribution of employment by status and informal/type of employment in selected African countries (percentage of total non-agricultural employment/total employment)Figure 5.3 Mozambique: Distribution of employment along the scale of informality, by sex (percentage of persons in employment); Figure 5.4 Zambia: Distribution of employment along the scale of informality, by sex (percentage of persons in employment); Figure 5.5: Perceptions of constraints among enterprises in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa Figure 5.6: Percentage of firms in LDCs reporting labour market regulations as a major constraint |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820043103321 |
Geneva, : International Labour Office, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization and informal jobs in developing countries [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Marc Bacchetta, Ekkehard Ernst, Juana P. Bustamante |
Autore | Bacchetta Marc |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : International Labour Organization, : World Trade Organization, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.0413 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ErnstEkkehard, economist
BustamanteJuana P |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Developing countries
Labor market - Developing countries Globalization - Economic aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 92-2-122720-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright information; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Executive summary; Chapter 1: Globalization and informality in times of crisis; A. Labour markets in open developing economies; B. Key facts on globalization, trade and informal employment in developing countries; C. Improving social equity and efficiency by battling informality; Chapter 2: Varieties of informality; A. Three views of the informal economy; B. A unifying model: multi-segmented labour markets; C. Definitions: making informality concepts operational; D. The crux of measurement
Chapter 3: Openess to trade and informality A. How does trade opening affect informal employment and wages?; B. What does the evidence tell us?; Chapter 4. Impact of informality on trade and growth; A. How does informality shape macroeconomic performance?; B. Informality and macroeconomic performance: empirical evidence; Chapter 5: Economic resilience: dynamics of informality; A. Transmission mechanisms of shocks in informal labour markets; B. Informality and business cycles; C. Capital flows and informality; Chapter 6: Globalization and informal employment: an empirical assessment A. Setting the stage B. The impact of globalization on informal employment; C. Does informal employment lock countries into trade patterns?; Chapter 7: Robust policies for an uncertain world; A. Formalization of firms; B. Supporting transitions from informal jobs to formal employment; C. Employment-friendly trade policies; D. Coherence between trade and labour market policy; References; Annex 1: Data description; A. Informality measures; B. Economic and social indicators used in the empirical analysis; Annex 2: Technical details to the empirical analysis; A. Methodological considerations B. Detailed regression results C. Robustness checks; Table of illustrations; Figure 1.1 Own-account and contributing family workers (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.2 Informality around the world (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.3, Within-region variation of informality rates (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.4 Informal economy (relative to GDP, in per cent); Figure 1.5 Shadow economy (relative to GDP, in per cent); Figure 1.6 Incidence of informality by skill level (relative to total employment, in per cent) Figure 1.7 Status in informal employment in Latin America (2006) (relative to total informal employment, in per cent)Figure 1.8 Informality and economic development; Figure 1.9 Trade openness and informality in Asia; Figure 1.10 Foreign direct investment and informality in Latin America; Figure 2.1 Multi-segmented labour markets; Figure 5.1 Informality and the long-term sustainability of growth (1990-2006); Figure 6.1 Globalization and other economic influences on informal employment; Figure 6.2 The impact of policies and regulation on informality Figure 6.3 Determinants of export concentration |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457791303321 |
Bacchetta Marc | ||
Geneva, : International Labour Organization, : World Trade Organization, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization and informal jobs in developing countries [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Marc Bacchetta, Ekkehard Ernst, Juana P. Bustamante |
Autore | Bacchetta Marc |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : International Labour Organization, : World Trade Organization, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.0413 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ErnstEkkehard, economist
BustamanteJuana P |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Developing countries
Labor market - Developing countries Globalization - Economic aspects |
ISBN | 92-2-122720-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright information; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Executive summary; Chapter 1: Globalization and informality in times of crisis; A. Labour markets in open developing economies; B. Key facts on globalization, trade and informal employment in developing countries; C. Improving social equity and efficiency by battling informality; Chapter 2: Varieties of informality; A. Three views of the informal economy; B. A unifying model: multi-segmented labour markets; C. Definitions: making informality concepts operational; D. The crux of measurement
Chapter 3: Openess to trade and informality A. How does trade opening affect informal employment and wages?; B. What does the evidence tell us?; Chapter 4. Impact of informality on trade and growth; A. How does informality shape macroeconomic performance?; B. Informality and macroeconomic performance: empirical evidence; Chapter 5: Economic resilience: dynamics of informality; A. Transmission mechanisms of shocks in informal labour markets; B. Informality and business cycles; C. Capital flows and informality; Chapter 6: Globalization and informal employment: an empirical assessment A. Setting the stage B. The impact of globalization on informal employment; C. Does informal employment lock countries into trade patterns?; Chapter 7: Robust policies for an uncertain world; A. Formalization of firms; B. Supporting transitions from informal jobs to formal employment; C. Employment-friendly trade policies; D. Coherence between trade and labour market policy; References; Annex 1: Data description; A. Informality measures; B. Economic and social indicators used in the empirical analysis; Annex 2: Technical details to the empirical analysis; A. Methodological considerations B. Detailed regression results C. Robustness checks; Table of illustrations; Figure 1.1 Own-account and contributing family workers (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.2 Informality around the world (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.3, Within-region variation of informality rates (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.4 Informal economy (relative to GDP, in per cent); Figure 1.5 Shadow economy (relative to GDP, in per cent); Figure 1.6 Incidence of informality by skill level (relative to total employment, in per cent) Figure 1.7 Status in informal employment in Latin America (2006) (relative to total informal employment, in per cent)Figure 1.8 Informality and economic development; Figure 1.9 Trade openness and informality in Asia; Figure 1.10 Foreign direct investment and informality in Latin America; Figure 2.1 Multi-segmented labour markets; Figure 5.1 Informality and the long-term sustainability of growth (1990-2006); Figure 6.1 Globalization and other economic influences on informal employment; Figure 6.2 The impact of policies and regulation on informality Figure 6.3 Determinants of export concentration |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781585303321 |
Bacchetta Marc | ||
Geneva, : International Labour Organization, : World Trade Organization, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization and informal jobs in developing countries [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Marc Bacchetta, Ekkehard Ernst, Juana P. Bustamante |
Autore | Bacchetta Marc |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : International Labour Organization, : World Trade Organization, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.0413 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ErnstEkkehard, economist
BustamanteJuana P |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Developing countries
Labor market - Developing countries Globalization - Economic aspects |
ISBN | 92-2-122720-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright information; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Executive summary; Chapter 1: Globalization and informality in times of crisis; A. Labour markets in open developing economies; B. Key facts on globalization, trade and informal employment in developing countries; C. Improving social equity and efficiency by battling informality; Chapter 2: Varieties of informality; A. Three views of the informal economy; B. A unifying model: multi-segmented labour markets; C. Definitions: making informality concepts operational; D. The crux of measurement
Chapter 3: Openess to trade and informality A. How does trade opening affect informal employment and wages?; B. What does the evidence tell us?; Chapter 4. Impact of informality on trade and growth; A. How does informality shape macroeconomic performance?; B. Informality and macroeconomic performance: empirical evidence; Chapter 5: Economic resilience: dynamics of informality; A. Transmission mechanisms of shocks in informal labour markets; B. Informality and business cycles; C. Capital flows and informality; Chapter 6: Globalization and informal employment: an empirical assessment A. Setting the stage B. The impact of globalization on informal employment; C. Does informal employment lock countries into trade patterns?; Chapter 7: Robust policies for an uncertain world; A. Formalization of firms; B. Supporting transitions from informal jobs to formal employment; C. Employment-friendly trade policies; D. Coherence between trade and labour market policy; References; Annex 1: Data description; A. Informality measures; B. Economic and social indicators used in the empirical analysis; Annex 2: Technical details to the empirical analysis; A. Methodological considerations B. Detailed regression results C. Robustness checks; Table of illustrations; Figure 1.1 Own-account and contributing family workers (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.2 Informality around the world (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.3, Within-region variation of informality rates (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.4 Informal economy (relative to GDP, in per cent); Figure 1.5 Shadow economy (relative to GDP, in per cent); Figure 1.6 Incidence of informality by skill level (relative to total employment, in per cent) Figure 1.7 Status in informal employment in Latin America (2006) (relative to total informal employment, in per cent)Figure 1.8 Informality and economic development; Figure 1.9 Trade openness and informality in Asia; Figure 1.10 Foreign direct investment and informality in Latin America; Figure 2.1 Multi-segmented labour markets; Figure 5.1 Informality and the long-term sustainability of growth (1990-2006); Figure 6.1 Globalization and other economic influences on informal employment; Figure 6.2 The impact of policies and regulation on informality Figure 6.3 Determinants of export concentration |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807181003321 |
Bacchetta Marc | ||
Geneva, : International Labour Organization, : World Trade Organization, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Migration and irregular work in Austria [[electronic resource] ] : a case study of the structure and dynamics of irregular foreign employment in Europe at the beginning of the 21st century / / Michael Jandl ... [et. al.] |
Autore | Jandl Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.0413 |
Altri autori (Persone) | JandlMichael |
Collana | IMISCOE reports |
Soggetto topico |
Migrant labor - Austria
Foreign workers - Austria |
ISBN |
1-282-06795-8
9786612067952 90-485-0638-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Theoretical background; 2 The Delphi study; 3 Empirical results from migrant interviews; 4 Conclusions; Annex; References |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996211612203316 |
Jandl Michael | ||
Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Migration and irregular work in Austria : a case study of the structure and dynamics of irregular foreign employment in Europe at the beginning of the 21st century / / Michael Jandl ... [et. al.] |
Autore | Jandl Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.0413 |
Collana | IMISCOE reports |
Soggetto topico |
Migrant labor - Austria
Foreign workers - Austria |
ISBN |
1-282-06795-8
9786612067952 90-485-0638-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Theoretical background; 2 The Delphi study; 3 Empirical results from migrant interviews; 4 Conclusions; Annex; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145654903321 |
Jandl Michael | ||
Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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