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Improving skills development in the informal sector : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa /

The informal sector of Sub-Saharan Africa is comprised of small and household enterprises that operate in the non-farm sector outside the protected employment of the formal wage sector. The sector was identified 40 years ago by the ILO representing a pool of surplus labor that was expected to be abs...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adams, Arvil V.
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Otros Autores: Silva, Sara Johansson de, Razmara, Setareh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : The World Bank, [2013]
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The informal sector of Sub-Saharan Africa is comprised of small and household enterprises that operate in the non-farm sector outside the protected employment of the formal wage sector. The sector was identified 40 years ago by the ILO representing a pool of surplus labor that was expected to be absorbed by future industrialization, but rather than gradually disappearing, it has become a persistent feature of the region's economic landscape accounting for a majority of jobs created off the farm. Acknowledging its potential as a source of employment for the region's expanding workforce and impr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780821399699
0821399691