| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 428 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Africa development forum series |
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Africa development forum.
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| Contents |
General introduction -- Part I.A comparative analysis of urban labour markets in sub-Saharan Africa -- 1. Employment, unemployment and working conditions on the urban labour markets in Africa: main stylised facts -- Part II. Job quality and labour market conditions -- 2. Underemployment and job mismatch in sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. Job satisfaction: a measurement of employment quality compared with aspirations in eight African capitals -- 4. Employment vulnerability and earnings -- Part III. The many dimensions of labour market inequalities -- 5. Education and labour market outcomes in urban West Africa -- 6. Urban labour market segmentation in WAEMU: a distributional approach -- 7. Working at retirement age? a comparison of seven West African capitals -- 8. Domestic work and employment in Africa: what is the trade-off for women? -- 9. Inequality of opportunities on the urban labour market in West Africa -- 10. Decomposing gender and ethnic earnings gaps in seven West African cities -- Part IV. Some key coping mechanisms and private responses -- 11. Why migrating, self-selection and returns to education in the WAEMU -- 12. Returns to returning in West Africa -- 13. The work-school trade-off among West African children: Are household tasks more compatible with school than economic activities? -- 14. General conclusion |
| Summary |
Although labor is usually the unique asset upon which poor people can make a living, little is known about the functioning of labor markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this volume is to contribute to the building of knowledge in this area. In this book, the authors use a unique set of identical and simultaneous labor force surveys conducted in seven capitals of Western Africa, as well as in some other African countries (Cameroon, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo) in the 2000s. They present innovative and original results on how people are faring in these labour markets |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Labor market -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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City dwellers -- Employment -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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City dwellers -- Employment
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Economic history
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Labor market
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| SUBJECT |
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001673
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| Subject |
Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roubaud, François.
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World Bank.
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| LC no. |
2012050217 |
| ISBN |
9780821397824 |
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0821397826 |
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