Putting Nigeria to Work : A Strategy for Employment and Growth

Public debate in Nigeria on the country's progress since its return to democracy in 1999 has been dominated by two seemingly opposite themes. The first theme is the strong growth performance of the non-oil economy. This success has been marked by sharp increases in agriculture, trade, and construction and by the emergence of new industries in the financial, telecommunications, and entertainment sectors, supported by sound macroeconomic policies and structural reforms. The second, opposing theme is the seeming failure of Nigeria's much improved economic performance to reduce unemployment, espec

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Bank, The World
Publisher:	Washington : World Bank Publications
Subject:	Nigeria \| Erwerbstätigkeit \| Employment \| Arbeitsmarktpolitik \| Labour market policy \| Entwicklung \| Economic development
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (528 p)
Series:	Directions in Development
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Measurements; Overview; Chapter 1 - Employment and Growth in Nigeria; Chapter 2 - Employment, Unemployment, Joblessness, and Incomes in Nigeria, 1999-2006; Chapter 3 - Growth, Employment, and Industry in Nigeria; Chapter 4 - Building the Enterprise Sector for Employment and Growth: Some Policy Options; Chapter 5 - Labor Market Trends and Skills Development; Chapter 6 - Nigeria's Trade Policy Facilitates Unofficial Trade but Not Manufacturing Appendix A - Methodology for Selecting and Scoring Value ChainsAppendix B - Regression Analysis of Non-Participation Data; Appendix C - Main Constraints in Selected Agricultural Value Chain; Appendix D - Marginal Effective Tax Rates; Appendix E - Bank of Industry-Assessment of Service and Performance, 2001-07; Appendix F - Nigeria's Import Prohibition List as of October 2008; Appendix G - List of Lines/Products Removed from Import Prohibition List in October 2008; Appendix H - Benin's Mirror Imports from China Appendix I - Possible Impact of Tariff Policy Changes on Textiles, Vegetable Oils, and RiceBibliography; Index; Back cover;
ISBN:	978-0-8213-8072-7 ; 978-0-8213-8073-4 ; 978-0-8213-8072-7
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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