Total factor productivity growth was stagnant or slowing in many advanced countries even prior to the crisis. This …

In the past 10 years, the service sector has been a significant contributor to overall economic growth in Bangladesh …, Cambodia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam. Sector growth has been supported by strong industrial growth in … investments. In order to increase the labor productivity of the sector and realize its potential to contribute to inclusive growth …

Growth and poverty reduction in Africa are weakly linked. This paper argues that the reason is that Africa has failed … to create enough good jobs. Structural transformation?the relative growth of employment in high productivity sectors …