| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 124 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Directions in development. Poverty |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
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| Contents |
Employment in low-income countries : beyond labor market segmentation? / Gary S. Fields -- Good jobs, bad jobs, and economic performance : a view from the Middle East and North Africa Region / Samir Radwan -- Self-employment : engine of growth or self-help safety net? / Christopher Woodruff -- Poverty and earnings mobility in three African Countries / Justin Sandefur, Pieter Serneels, and Francis Teal -- Firm dynamics, productivity, and job growth / John Haltiwanger |
| Summary |
There is one asset that poor people have in abundance: labor. Thus, what distinguishes the poor from the non-poor in low income countries is, simply, their ability to sell labor at a good price. It should be of little surprise, then, that enhancing the poor's access to employment is increasingly recognized as key to development. But while the creation of "good" jobs for the poor has become a policy priority for many developing countries, the mechanisms by which employment stimulates growth and reduces poverty have, until now, not been well understood. This book aims to help fill that |
| Notes |
Pepers presented at a June, 2006 conference organized by the Poverty Reduction and Development Effectiveness Department (PRMPR) of the World Bank (WB), in collaboration with the Labor Markets Team in the Social Protection group (HDNSP) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Labor supply -- Developing countries -- Congresses
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Manpower policy -- Developing countries -- Congresses
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Poverty -- Developing countries -- Congresses
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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Labor supply
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Manpower policy
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Poverty
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Beschäftigung
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Mercado de trabalho.
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Política de emprego.
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Pobreza.
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Países em desenvolvimento.
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Arbetskraft -- U-länder -- konferenser.
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Fattigdom -- U-länder -- konferenser.
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Arbetsmarknadspolitik -- U-länder -- konferenser.
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Arbeitsmarkt : Struktur.
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Developing countries
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Paci, Pierella, 1957-
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Serneels, Pieter M. (Pieter Maria), 1967-
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World Bank.
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| LC no. |
2007011291 |
| ISBN |
0821371088 |
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9780821371084 |
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9780821371077 |
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082137107X |
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6610940444 |
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9786610940448 |
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1280940441 |
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9781280940446 |
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