African brain circulation [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the drain-gain debate / / edited by Rubin Patterson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Brill, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.12/791096 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PattersonRubin |
Collana | International studies in sociology and social anthropology |
Soggetto topico |
Brain drain - Africa
Professional employees Labor supply - Africa Occupational mobility |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-92154-8
9786611921545 90-474-2091-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Pan-African brain circulation / Cynthia Lucas Hewitt -- Diaspora remittances and the financing of basic social services and infrastructure in francophone Africa south of the Sahara / Fondo Sikod and Gerard Tchouassi -- Globalization, migration, and the challenges of development in Africa / John Akokpari -- On the brain drain of Africans to America : some methodological observations / F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, B. K. Takyi and Jesse R. Mann -- Cyberorganizing United States constituencies for Africa / Jill M. Humphries -- Biodiversity management : a current trace of the African diaspora / Paulo Moreno-Zapata -- Building the new African eco-industrial economy : circulating brains and recycling materials / Rubin Patterson -- Brain drain and its impact on Ethiopia's higher learning institutions : medical establishments and the military / Solomon A. Getahun. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453193903321 |
Boston, : Brill, 2007 | ||
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African brain circulation [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the drain-gain debate / / edited by Rubin Patterson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Brill, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.12/791096 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PattersonRubin |
Collana | International studies in sociology and social anthropology |
Soggetto topico |
Brain drain - Africa
Professional employees Labor supply - Africa Occupational mobility |
ISBN |
1-281-92154-8
9786611921545 90-474-2091-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Pan-African brain circulation / Cynthia Lucas Hewitt -- Diaspora remittances and the financing of basic social services and infrastructure in francophone Africa south of the Sahara / Fondo Sikod and Gerard Tchouassi -- Globalization, migration, and the challenges of development in Africa / John Akokpari -- On the brain drain of Africans to America : some methodological observations / F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, B. K. Takyi and Jesse R. Mann -- Cyberorganizing United States constituencies for Africa / Jill M. Humphries -- Biodiversity management : a current trace of the African diaspora / Paulo Moreno-Zapata -- Building the new African eco-industrial economy : circulating brains and recycling materials / Rubin Patterson -- Brain drain and its impact on Ethiopia's higher learning institutions : medical establishments and the military / Solomon A. Getahun. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782320503321 |
Boston, : Brill, 2007 | ||
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African brain circulation [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the drain-gain debate / / edited by Rubin Patterson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Brill, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.12/791096 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PattersonRubin |
Collana | International studies in sociology and social anthropology |
Soggetto topico |
Brain drain - Africa
Professional employees Labor supply - Africa Occupational mobility |
ISBN |
1-281-92154-8
9786611921545 90-474-2091-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Pan-African brain circulation / Cynthia Lucas Hewitt -- Diaspora remittances and the financing of basic social services and infrastructure in francophone Africa south of the Sahara / Fondo Sikod and Gerard Tchouassi -- Globalization, migration, and the challenges of development in Africa / John Akokpari -- On the brain drain of Africans to America : some methodological observations / F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, B. K. Takyi and Jesse R. Mann -- Cyberorganizing United States constituencies for Africa / Jill M. Humphries -- Biodiversity management : a current trace of the African diaspora / Paulo Moreno-Zapata -- Building the new African eco-industrial economy : circulating brains and recycling materials / Rubin Patterson -- Brain drain and its impact on Ethiopia's higher learning institutions : medical establishments and the military / Solomon A. Getahun. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806979003321 |
Boston, : Brill, 2007 | ||
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Manpower and unemployment research in Africa |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : Centre for Developing-Area Studies, McGill University |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Labor supply - Africa
Manpower policy - Africa Unemployed - Africa developing countries Africa employment Labor supply Manpower policy Unemployed |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910303550103321 |
Montreal, : Centre for Developing-Area Studies, McGill University | ||
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Working out of poverty [[electronic resource] ] : job creation and the quality of growth in Africa / / Louise Fox, Melissa Sekkel Gaal |
Autore | Fox M. Louise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (96 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.12096 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GaalMelissa Sekkel <1979-> |
Collana | Directions in development |
Soggetto topico |
Job creation - Africa
Labor supply - Africa Labor market - Africa |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-38592-1
9786611385927 0-8213-7443-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454030103321 |
Fox M. Louise
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008 | ||
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Working out of poverty : : job creation and the quality of growth in Africa / / Louise Fox, Melissa Sekkel Gaal |
Autore | Fox M. Louise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 81 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 331.12096 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GaalMelissa Sekkel <1979-> |
Collana | Directions in development |
Soggetto topico |
Job creation - Africa
Labor supply - Africa Labor market - Africa |
ISBN |
1-281-38592-1
9786611385927 0-8213-7443-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782296803321 |
Fox M. Louise
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Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Working out of poverty : : job creation and the quality of growth in Africa / / Louise Fox, Melissa Sekkel Gaal |
Autore | Fox M. Louise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 81 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 331.12096 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GaalMelissa Sekkel <1979-> |
Collana | Directions in development |
Soggetto topico |
Job creation - Africa
Labor supply - Africa Labor market - Africa |
ISBN |
1-281-38592-1
9786611385927 0-8213-7443-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821534803321 |
Fox M. Louise
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