Extent: | 1 online resource (432 pages) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Overview; South Asia's track record; Determinants of job quality and the employment challenge; Improving an inconducive business environment; Improving workers' skills; Reforming labor market institutions; Creating jobs in conflict-affected areas; Conclusion; Annex 1A Summary statistics on South Asian countries; Annex 1B Definition of key labor market terms; Annex 1C What is a "better" job, and which jobs are "better"?; Notes; References; 2 Growth and Job Quality in South Asia; Economic growth in South Asia Sources of future growthThe track record on employment; The urgency of reform; Annex 2A Methodology for decomposing growth; Annex 2B Sources of average annual growth in output per worker; Annex 2C Shares of agriculture, industry, and services in employment and GDP; Annex 2D Methodology and data sources for labor force projections; Annex 2E Poverty rates and the number of working poor in South Asia; Annex 2F Analysis of poverty and unemployment in India; Notes; References; 3 A Profile of South Asia at Work; Overview of employment and labor force participation in South Asia The nature of employmentWhere are the better jobs?; Who holds better jobs?; Annex 3A Definitions and criteria used in Profile of South Asia at work; Annex 3B Regional employment patterns; Notes; References; 4 What Is Preventing Firms from Creating More and Better Jobs?; Methodological framework; Constraints in the urban formal sector; Constraints in the rural nonfarm and informal sectors; Demand-side policy options; Constraints facing potential firm entrants: Business entry regulations; Annex 4A Business environment constraints in high- and low-income states in India Annex 4B Tax rates as a constraint to firmsAnnex 4C Constraints facing nonbenchmark firms; Annex 4D Access to finance as a constraint to firms; Annex 4E Policy options for increasing access to finance; Notes; References; 5 Opening the Door to Better Jobs by Improving Education and Skills; Education and skills in South Asian labor markets; Education and access to better jobs; The education challenge; The next 20 years: Can South Asian countries improve the educational attainment of their labor forces?; Addressing disadvantages before school: The role of early childhood development Primary and secondary educationTertiary education and preemployment training systems; On-the-job training; Annex 5A Additional tables and figures on education and skills; Annex 5B Projections of the educational attainment of South Asia's population and labor force; Notes; References; 6 The Role of Labor Market Regulations, Institutions, and Programs; Labor market institutions, policies, and programs in the formal sector; Labor market institutions, policies, and programs in the informal sector; Annex 6A Additional tables and figures on labor market regulations and institutions; Notes References 1. Overview. South Asia's track recordDeterminants of job quality and the employment challenge -- Improving an inconducive business environment -- Improving workers' skills -- Reforming labor market institutions -- Creating jobs in conflict-affected areas -- Annex 1A: Summary statistics on South Asian countries -- Annex 1B: Definition of key labor market terms -- Annex 1C: What is a "better" job, and which jobs are "better"? -- 2. Growth and job quality in South Asia. Economic growth in South Asia -- Sources of future growth -- The track record on employment -- The urgency of reform -- Annex 2A: Methodology for decomposing growth -- Annex 2B: Sources of average annual growth in output per worker -- Annex 2C: Shares of agriculture, industry, and services in employment and GDP -- Annex 2D: Methodology and data sources for labor force projections -- Annex 2E: Poverty rates and the number of working poor in South Asia -- Annex 2F: Analysis of poverty and unemployment in India -- 3. A profile of South Asia at work. Overview of employment and labor force participation in South Asia -- The nature of employment -- Where are the better jobs? -- Who holds better jobs? -- Annex 3A: Definitions and criteria used in profile of South Asia at work -- Annex 3B: Regional employment patterns -- 4. What is preventing firms from creating more and better jobs? Methodological framework -- Constraints in the urban formal sector -- Constraints in the rural nonfarm and informal sectors -- Demand-side policy options -- Constraints facing potential firm entrants: Business entry regulations -- Annex 4A: Business environment constraints in high- and low-income states in India -- Annex 4B: Tax rates as a constraint to firms -- Annex 4C: Constraints facing nonbenchmark firms -- Annex 4D: Access to finance as a constraint to firms -- Annex 4E: Policy options for increasing access to finance -- 5. Opening the door to better jobs by improving education and skills. Education and skills in South Asian labor markets -- Education and access to better jobs -- The education challenge -- The next 20 years: Can South Asian countries improve the educational attainment of their labor forces? -- Addressing disadvantages before school: The role of early childhood development -- Primary and secondary education -- Tertiary education and preemployment training systems -- On-the-job training -- Annex 5A: Additional tables and figures on education and skills -- Annex 5B: Projections of the educational attainment of South Asia's population and labor force -- 6. The role of labor market regulations, institutions, and programs. Labor market institutions, policies, and programs in the formal sector -- Labor market institutions, policies, and programs in the informal sector -- Annex 6A: Additional tables and figures on labor market regulations and institutions -- 7. Creating jobs in conflict-affected areas. Characteristics and intensity of armed conflict in South Asia -- Constraints to job creation in conflict-affected areas -- Armed conflict and labor markets -- Facilitating private sector job creation -- Education service delivery in conflict situations -- Labor market policies and programs -- A jobs transition path in conflict zones -- Annex 7A: Definitions of high-conflict and low-conflict regions in selected South Asian countries -- Annex 7B: Labor market characteristics and educational attainment in high-conflict and low-conflict areas of selected South Asian countries. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8213-8913-3 ; 978-0-8213-8912-6 |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012689387