Working out of poverty : job creation and the quality of growth in Africa / Louise Fox, Melissa Sekkel Gaal
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- 4514021
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- Fox, M. Louise
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- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2008
- xi, 81 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780821374429
- 9780821374436
- Invalid ISBN:
- 0812374435
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- Directions in development
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"This book reviews the literature and presents original research by the authors analyzing job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa in light of economic performance over the decade and more since 1995. The book identifies factors that impact job creation, both inside the labor market (such as labor supply and demand) and outside of it (overall investment climate)."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Working Out Of Poverty: Job Creation And The
- Quality Of Growth In Africa
- Introduction 1
- 1. Context: the economic environment for job creation 4
- Demographics 5
- Wage And Salary Employment 5
- Economic Growth And Structure Of Gdp 7
- Structural Shifts Within Wage And Salary Employment 10
- 2. Constraints: the missing private sector demand 12
- Investment Climate 13
- Wage Flexibility 15
- Labor Flexibility 17
- 3. Conditions: the state of the African labor force 21
- Education 21
- Impact on growth 25
- The returns to education 25
- Other approaches to addressing the skills deficit 28
- Health 31
- Child Labor 33
- 4. Consequences: the growth of the informal sector 36
- 5. Conclusion: the prospects for better outcomes 43
- References 45
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Percent of the population living on less than
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-76) and index.
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