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Working out of poverty : job creation and the quality of growth in Africa /

Governments in Africa and their stakeholders have been disappointed with the number of wage and salary jobs that have been created over the last decade or more. Even in countries that experienced both strong economic growth and rapid poverty reduction during this period, job creation has lagged behi...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Fox, M. Louise
Autres auteurs: Gaal, Melissa Sekkel, 1979-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008.
Collection:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Table 1 Percentage of the Population Living on Less than 1 a Day, by Region; Box 1 Translating Common Labor Concepts to Conditions in Africa; Chapter 1 Context: The Economic Environment for Job Creation; Table 2 Growth of the Labor Force, Wage and Salary Employment, and GDP per Capita in Selected African Countries; Box 2 Most African Countries Did not Realize High Economic Growth Rates, 1995-2006; Chapter 2 Constraints: Missing Private Sector Demand; Figure 1 Major Obstacles Facing African Firms.