Working out of poverty: job creation and the quality of growth in Africa/ (Record no. 151397)
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fixed length control field | 00390nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
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International Standard Book Number | 9780821374429 |
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Transcribing agency | CUS |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 331.12096 |
Item number | FOX/W |
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Personal name | Fox, Louise. |
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Title | Working out of poverty: job creation and the quality of growth in Africa/ |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Louise Fox, Melissa Sekkel Gaal. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Washington: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | World Bank, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
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Extent | xi, 81 p. : |
Other physical details | ill. ; |
Dimensions | 23 cm. |
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Title | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)., Poverty. |
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Formatted contents note | WORKING OUT OF POVERTY: JOB CREATION AND THE <br/>QUALITY OF GROWTH IN AFRICA<br/> <br/>INTRODUCTION 1<br/>1. Context: the economic environment for job creation 4<br/>DEMOGRAPHICS 5<br/>WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 5<br/>ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF GDP 7<br/>STRUCTURAL SHIFTS WITHIN WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 10<br/>2. Constraints: the missing private sector demand 12<br/>INVESTMENT CLIMATE 13<br/>WAGE FLEXIBILITY 15<br/>LABOR FLEXIBILITY 17<br/>3. Conditions: the state of the African labor force 21<br/>EDUCATION 21<br/>Impact on growth 25<br/>The returns to education 25<br/>Other approaches to addressing the skills deficit 28<br/>HEALTH 31<br/>CHILD LABOR 33<br/>4. Consequences: the growth of the informal sector 36<br/>5. Conclusion: the prospects for better outcomes 43<br/>References 45<br/>List of Tables<br/>Table 1: Percent of the population living on less than $1 a day, by region 1<br/>Table 2: Growth of the labor force, wage and salary employment, and GDP per capita in selected African countries 6<br/>Table 3: Indicators of labor flexibility, by region 17<br/>Table 4: Implied returns to education in selected African countries 26<br/>Table 5: Estimated life expectancy at birth in Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions, by gender, 2000-05 and 2010-15 31<br/>Table 6: Informal sector share of labor force by area 38<br/>Table 7: Labor force by sector and rural/urban, ages 10 and above 38<br/>Table 8: Estimated average annual growth in earnings by sector of employment 41<br/>List of Figures<br/>Figure 1: Major Obstacles Facing African Firms 14<br/>Figure 2: Women without education, national % and rural-urban gap in % points. 23<br/>Figure 3: Percentage of children completing primary education, by gender and household income 24<br/>List of Boxes<br/>Box 1: Translating common labor concepts to conditions in Africa 3<br/>Box 2: Most African countries did not realize high growth rates 1995-2006 8<br/>Box 3: Definitions and classification of the informal sector 37<br/>Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: |
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Keyword | Job creation -- Africa. |
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Keyword | Labor supply -- Africa. |
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Keyword | Labor market -- Africa. |
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Keyword | Africa -- Economic conditions. |
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Personal name | Gaal, Melissa Sekkel. |
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Koha item type | General Books |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 331.12096 FOX/W | P06071 | 11/07/2018 | 11/07/2018 | General Books |