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Improving skills development in the informal sector [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar
| 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 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SilvaSara Johansson de
RazmaraSetareh |
| Collana | Directions in development |
| 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9969-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462968003321 |
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| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2013 | ||
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Improving skills development in the informal sector : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar
| Improving skills development in the informal sector : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar |
| Autore | Adams Arvil V |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 331 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SilvaSara Johansson de
RazmaraSetareh |
| Collana | Directions in development |
| 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 |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9969-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
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| Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Les marchés urbains du travail en Afrique subsaharienne / / Philippe De Vreyer, François Roubaud
| Les marchés urbains du travail en Afrique subsaharienne / / Philippe De Vreyer, François Roubaud |
| Autore | Antoine Philippe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Marseille, : IRD Éditions, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (454 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BarletMuriel
BocquierPhilippe De VreyerPhilippe De VreyerPhilippe GubertFlore HerreraJavier KuépiéMathias LoMoubarack MerceronSébastien NordmanChristophe J Pasquier-DoumerLaure Rakoto-TianaNelly RamaMartin RazafindrakotoMireille RobilliardAnne-Sophie RoubaudFrançois TorelliConstance VescovoAude |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Labor economics - Africa, Sub-Saharan Unemployment - Africa, Sub-Saharan Working poor - Africa, Sub-Saharan Poor - Employment - Africa, Sub-Saharan Income distribution - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Afrique noire
marché du travail citadins demandeurs d'emploi |
| ISBN | 2-7099-1859-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910168756503321 |
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Antoine Philippe
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| Marseille, : IRD Éditions, 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban labor markets in sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Philippe De Vreyer and François Roubaud
| Urban labor markets in sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Philippe De Vreyer and François Roubaud |
| Autore | Vreyer Philippe De |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.120967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RoubaudFrançois |
| Collana | Africa Development Forum |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Africa, Sub-Saharan
City dwellers - Employment - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9782-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword, Martin Rama; Foreword, Moubarack Lo; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Scope and Purpose of the Book; The 1-2-3 Surveys: A Tool for Understanding Labor Markets in Africa; A Brief Survey of Labor Market Theories Applied to Development; Overview of Main Findings; Making Data Collection Work for Research; Target Audience; Notes; References; Part I Comparative Analysis of Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
1 Employment, Unemployment, and Working Conditions in the Urban Labor Markets of Sub-Saharan Africa: Main Stylized Facts Sociodemographic Characteristics; Labor Force Participation; Unemployment; Job Structure and Dynamics; Labor Income and Working Conditions; Job Mobility and Prospects; Notes; References; Part II Job Quality and Labor Market Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2 Underemployment and Job Mismatch in Sub-Saharan Africa; The Inadequacy of Standard Unemployment Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa; Job Mismatch; Constructing a Job Mismatch Indicator Impacts of Job Mismatch: Premium or Penalty?Underemployment and Non-wage Compensation; Wage Downgrading as a Pathway Out of Unemployment or Economic Inactivity; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3 Job Satisfaction in Eight African Cities; Review of the Literature; Data Used and Approach Taken; Descriptive Findings on Satisfaction Levels; Econometric Analyses; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Are Workers Compensated for Accepting Vulnerable Jobs? Evidence from West Africa; The Theory of Compensating Differentials; Data and Definition of Vulnerability Testing the Existence of Compensating Mechanisms for Vulnerability Results; Conclusion; Notes; References; Part III The Many Dimensions of Labor Market Inequalities; 5 Education and Labor Market Outcomes in Urban West Africa; Econometric Methods; Impact of Education on Labor Market Outcomes; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6 Urban Labor Market Segmentation in West Africa; Empirical Strategy: Predicting Sector Shares in a Hypothetical Competitive Labor Market; Disaggregating the Informal Sector and Descriptive Statistics; Econometric Results; Conclusion; Notes; References 7 Domestic Work and Employment in Africa: What Is the Trade-Off for Women?Review of the Literature; Description of the Data; Stylized Facts on Time Use by Gender; Model and Econometric Estimation of Determinants of Allocation of Time; Conclusion; Notes; References; 8 Reducing Inequality of Opportunities in West African Urban Labor Markets: What Kinds of Policy Matter?; The Data; Inequality of Opportunities across Cities; The Role of Education in Inequality of Opportunities; Conclusion; Annex: Economic and Social Statistics on Seven Countries in West Africa; Notes; References 9 Decomposing Gender and Ethnic Earnings Gaps in Seven Cities in West Africa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452506303321 |
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Vreyer Philippe De
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| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban labor markets in sub-Saharan Africa / / Philippe De Vreyer and Francois Roubaud
| Urban labor markets in sub-Saharan Africa / / Philippe De Vreyer and Francois Roubaud |
| Autore | Vreyer Philippe De |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
| Disciplina | 331.120967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RoubaudFrançois |
| Collana | Africa Development Forum |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Africa, Sub-Saharan
City dwellers - Employment - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9782-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword, Martin Rama; Foreword, Moubarack Lo; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Scope and Purpose of the Book; The 1-2-3 Surveys: A Tool for Understanding Labor Markets in Africa; A Brief Survey of Labor Market Theories Applied to Development; Overview of Main Findings; Making Data Collection Work for Research; Target Audience; Notes; References; Part I Comparative Analysis of Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
1 Employment, Unemployment, and Working Conditions in the Urban Labor Markets of Sub-Saharan Africa: Main Stylized Facts Sociodemographic Characteristics; Labor Force Participation; Unemployment; Job Structure and Dynamics; Labor Income and Working Conditions; Job Mobility and Prospects; Notes; References; Part II Job Quality and Labor Market Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2 Underemployment and Job Mismatch in Sub-Saharan Africa; The Inadequacy of Standard Unemployment Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa; Job Mismatch; Constructing a Job Mismatch Indicator Impacts of Job Mismatch: Premium or Penalty?Underemployment and Non-wage Compensation; Wage Downgrading as a Pathway Out of Unemployment or Economic Inactivity; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3 Job Satisfaction in Eight African Cities; Review of the Literature; Data Used and Approach Taken; Descriptive Findings on Satisfaction Levels; Econometric Analyses; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Are Workers Compensated for Accepting Vulnerable Jobs? Evidence from West Africa; The Theory of Compensating Differentials; Data and Definition of Vulnerability Testing the Existence of Compensating Mechanisms for Vulnerability Results; Conclusion; Notes; References; Part III The Many Dimensions of Labor Market Inequalities; 5 Education and Labor Market Outcomes in Urban West Africa; Econometric Methods; Impact of Education on Labor Market Outcomes; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6 Urban Labor Market Segmentation in West Africa; Empirical Strategy: Predicting Sector Shares in a Hypothetical Competitive Labor Market; Disaggregating the Informal Sector and Descriptive Statistics; Econometric Results; Conclusion; Notes; References 7 Domestic Work and Employment in Africa: What Is the Trade-Off for Women?Review of the Literature; Description of the Data; Stylized Facts on Time Use by Gender; Model and Econometric Estimation of Determinants of Allocation of Time; Conclusion; Notes; References; 8 Reducing Inequality of Opportunities in West African Urban Labor Markets: What Kinds of Policy Matter?; The Data; Inequality of Opportunities across Cities; The Role of Education in Inequality of Opportunities; Conclusion; Annex: Economic and Social Statistics on Seven Countries in West Africa; Notes; References 9 Decomposing Gender and Ethnic Earnings Gaps in Seven Cities in West Africa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779862403321 |
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Vreyer Philippe De
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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