Urban labor markets in sub-Saharan Africa /

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 iden...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vreyer, Philippe De
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Otros Autores: Roubaud, François
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2013.
Colección:Africa development forum.
Temas:
Labor market > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
City dwellers > Employment > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Marché du travail > Afrique subsaharienne.
Citadins > Travail > Afrique subsaharienne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
City dwellers > Employment
Economic history
Labor market
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Economic conditions.
Afrique subsaharienne > Conditions économiques.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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