). To achieve more and better employment (where 'better' depends on such factors as rate of pay, job security, employment … protections, and type of work), analysts and donors need to understand better how employment, growth, poverty and other factors … interact, how unemployment is caused, and how employment can be improved. At the same time, drawing on practical experience …

like for Africa? The goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank has set goals to end …-Saharan Africa, the world's poorest but rapidly rising region. We find that under plausible assumptions on consumption growth and … poverty levels. At this rate, especially if in part achieved by lowering inequality, the Africa region would meaningfully …

growth and employment, and an overlook on the impacts of different policy measures on companies. The role of large companies … employment, especially among young and small companies. Impacts on the productivity are, however, uncertain. Cooperation of …

to deal with the Philippine under-performance in economic growth, generate more employment especially among the poor and … the country's ordinary laws; and (3) establishing special labor employment zones as industrial estates in low income sub … the employment of the large numbers of unemployed and underemployed into organized and modern sectors of the economy. They …

Africa should industrialize. Without structural change it cannot sustain recent growth. Economies with more diverse and … sophisticated industrial sectors tend to grow faster. But since 1980 Africa has deindustrialized. The paper shows that between 1975 … and 2005 the size, diversity and sophistication of industry in Africa have all declined. An industrialization strategy …

private sector intensified. Policy support, however, averted a credit crunch. The increase in public debt across Africa due to …

-country regressions covering 31 Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that growth in Africa is not simply a question of capital …

understand the prospects for achieving poverty reduction in Africa. We examine the levels and trends in income distribution in …, Mozambique, and South Africa. We conclude that the balance between policies aimed at growth and measures aimed at redistribution …