World of work report 2013/ (Record no. 179904)
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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Transcribing agency | CUS |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 331.12 |
Item number | UNI/W |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | World of work report 2013/ |
Sub title | Repairing the economic and social fabric |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | United Nation |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Acedemic foundation, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2013. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 117 |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | 1. Overview of employment trends and projections . <br/>Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br/>A. Labour market performance and projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br/>B. ! e structural picture: Long-term joblessness,<br/>concerns about job quality and social impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br/>C. Recent trends in social well-being and unrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br/>D. Structure of the report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br/>Appendix A. Country groupings by income level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br/>Appendix B. ! e impact of $ nancial crises on employment:<br/>An empirical analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br/>Appendix C. Determinants of social unrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br/>References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br/>2. Income distribution and middle-income groups across the world 27<br/><br/>Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br/>A. Trends in income and wage inequalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br/>B. Middle-income groups in advanced economies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br/>C. Middle-income groups in emerging and developing economies . . . . . . . . . 35<br/>D. Policy challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40<br/>Appendix A. Country classi$ cations by income level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41<br/>References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42<br/>3. Role of minimum wages in rebalancing the economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45<br/>Main $ ndings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45<br/>Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46<br/>A. Minimum wages and jobs: A review of the literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47<br/>B. Key design features of minimum wage systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50<br/>C. Concluding remarks on the aggregate distributional<br/>and employment e# ects of minimum wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58<br/>Appendix A. Sources for the data on coverage of minimum wages . . . . . . . . . 61<br/>Appendix B. Detailed information on minimum wage systems<br/>in selected developing countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62<br/>Appendix C. Distribution of wages around minimum wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67<br/>Appendix D. Methodology to analyse the impact of minimum wages<br/>on employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69<br/>References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71<br/>4. Investment for a job-friendly recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75<br/> <br/>Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76<br/>A. Global patterns and trends in investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77<br/>B. Overview of economy-wide and $ rm pro$ tability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79<br/>C. Empirical analysis of investment factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84<br/>D. Policy considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86<br/>Appendix A. Empirical analysis of $ rm-level investment behaviour . . . . . . . . 91<br/>Appendix B. Indicators of progress with respect to $ nancial reform . . . . . . . 97<br/>References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99<br/>5. How to shift to a more equitable<br/>and job-friendly economic path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101<br/>Main $ ndings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101<br/>Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102<br/>A. Challenges associated with the current macroeconomic stanc . . . . . . . . . . 102<br/>B. Moving towards a more job-friendly and equitable approach . . . . . . . . . . . 105<br/>C. ! e political economy of a job-friendly approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112<br/>References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115<br/>Recent publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br/> |
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Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 331.12 UNI/W | P34915 | 11/07/2018 | 11/07/2018 | General Books |