A Primer on Policies for Jobs

Recent events have required labor economists to rethink their approach toward the markets and this book aims to bring this rethinking to the forefront. The global economic crisis of 2008-2009, a rapidly changing demographic division, increasing youth unemployment rates (fuelling movements in places like the Middle-East) and an increasingly multi-polar world are contributing to shifts in the global labor market. Additionally, there has been an increased emphasis on small and medium term enterprises as their relevance to job creation becomes increasingly clear. These are few of the many global p

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Nallari, Raj
Other Persons:	Griffith, Breda (contributor) ; Wang, Yidan (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington : World Bank Publications
Subject:	Welt \| World \| Arbeitsmarkt \| Labour market \| Arbeitsmarktpolitik \| Labour market policy \| Arbeitsnachfrage \| Labor demand

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (176 p.)
Series:	Directions in Development Directions in Development ; human development
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 The Global Labor Market: Trends and Outcomes; The Global Economic Recovery and the Labor Market; Labor Market Trends; Gender and the Labor Market; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Job Creation; Channels of Job Creation; Strengthening Labor Markets; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Labor Market Policies; The MILES Framework; The Informal Labor Market; Moving from Job to Worker Protection; Passive Labor Market Policies; Active Labor Market Policies; Conclusion; Notes; References Chapter 4 Education, Skills, and the Labor MarketMoving Forward to Improve Educational Flexibility, Skills, and Employability; Skills in a Knowledge Economy; Innovation and Employment Creation; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Job Creation; Defining and Measuring Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship and Development Economics; Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Structural Transformation; Entrepreneurship and Job Creation; Female Entrepreneurship; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Globalization and Jobs; Correlation or Causality?; Wages or Employment Potential Links between Openness and the Labor MarketShort- versus Long-Run Impacts; Are Adjustments Intersectoral or Intrasectoral?; Has Globalization Led to Increased Inequality?; Evolving Nature of Globalization: Offshoring; Factor Mobility: Migration; Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis on Employment; Notes; References; Box; 4.1 Knowledge-Based Development and Employment in Tunisia; Figures; 1.1 Global Working Poverty Trends, 1999-2009; 1.2 Change in Labor Force Participation in Selected Developing Regions, 2002-07 and 2007-09 1.3 World and Regional Growth in Labor Productivity and Employment, 2007 and 20091.4 Average Annual Percentage Change in Regional Employment by Sector, 2002-07 and 2008-09; 2.1 Global Youth Employment, 2000-11; 2.2 Youth Employment in Advanced and Emerging Market Economies, 2007-11; 2.3 Male Youth-to-Employment Ratios, 1991-2009; 2.4 Factors with an Impact on the Investment Climate; 2.5 Variations in Level and Composition of Costs Affecting Businesses in Selected Countries, 2005; 2.6 Major Obstacles to Operations as Reported by Firms in Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation, 2005 2.7 Effect of Credit Access and Cost on Market Service Employment in Selected Countries in Central and Eastern Europe, 20042.8 Effect of Excessive Market Regulation on Job Creation in Selected Countries in Central and Eastern Europe, 2003; 3.1 Global Trends in Vulnerable Employment, 1999-2009; 4.1 The Relationship among Education, Skills, and Labor Outcomes; 4.2 Disconnect between Demand for and Supply of Skills; 4.3 Stages of Development and Educational Needs; 5.1 Percentage of Population Engaged in Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity for 59 Economies by Phase of Economic Development, 2010 5.2 Percentage of Population Engaged in Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity by Per Capita GDP, 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web 1109
ISBN:	978-0-8213-8904-1 ; 978-0-8213-8904-1 ; 978-0-8213-8905-8 ; 978-0-8213-8905-8
Other identifiers:	hdl:10986/2390 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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