Jobs for development : challenges and solutions in different country settings / edited by Gordon Betcherman and Martin Rama.

This work examines the experiences of seven countries drawn from four continents facing very different development challenges. The chapters illustrate how, in these diverse settings, job creation can drive progress and what policies can support this process.

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Other Authors: Betcherman, Gordon (Editor), Rama, Martín, 1956- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
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520 8 |a This work examines the experiences of seven countries drawn from four continents facing very different development challenges. The chapters illustrate how, in these diverse settings, job creation can drive progress and what policies can support this process. 
505 0 |a Cover; Jobs for Development: Challenges and Solutions in Different Country Settings; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Notes on Contributors; 1: The Job Creation Challenge: Across Developing Country Settings; 1.1 The Development Payoffs to Jobs; 1.2 Priorities for Job Creation; 1.3 Good Jobs for Development; 1.4 Addressing the Jobs Challenge; References; 2: Mozambique: Jobs and Welfare in an Agrarian Economy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Data and Methods; 2.3 Mozambique in Context; 2.3.1 Economy; 2.3.2 Labor Market 
505 8 |a 2.4 Connecting Jobs and Development2.4.1 Jobs and Living Standards; 2.4.2 Jobs and Productivity; 2.4.3 Jobs and Social Cohesion; 2.5 Determinants of Jobs Choices; 2.5.1 Methodology; 2.5.2 Results; 2.5.3 Simulations; 2.6 Policy Implications; 2.6.1 What are Good Jobs for Development in Mozambique?; 2.6.2 Recommendations; 2.7 Conclusions; Appendix 2A: Additional Tables; References; 3: Bangladesh: Jobs and Growth in an Urbanizing Economy; 3.1 The Ascent of the Poorest; 3.2 The Country Context: Initial Pessimism and Subsequent Surprises; 3.2.1 Initial Pessimism 
505 8 |a 3.2.2 Development Surprises: Improved "Wellbeing" Indicators3.2.3 Development Surprises: Improved "Structural Shift" Indicators; 3.3 Jobs and Development: Outlining the Analytical Approach; 3.3.1 Three Emerging Themes; 3.4 Jobs and Agricultural Modernization; 3.4.1 Role of New Technology in Agriculture; 3.4.2 Pro-Poor Shifts in the Tenancy Market; 3.4.3 Bridging the East-West Divide: The Jamuna Bridge Effect; 3.4.4 Pro-Poor Shifts in the Agricultural Labor Market; 3.5 Jobs and Non-agricultural Growth; 3.5.1 Role of Migration; 3.5.2 The Transformative Role of Export-Led Manufacturing 
505 8 |a 3.5.3 Declining "Duality": Changes in the Size Distribution of Manufacturing Firms3.5.4 Shifting Pattern of Employment in the Service Sector; 3.6 Urban Growth and Rural Wellbeing; 3.6.1 Urban Proximity and Rural Non-farm Development; 3.6.2 Impact of Seasonal Migration to the Construction Sector on Sending Households; 3.6.3 Impact of Export-led Manufacturing on Human Development in the Village Economy; 3.7 Jobs and Social Policy for Improved Social Cohesion; 3.7.1 Job Satisfaction and Social Cohesion: Results from "Trust Games"; 3.7.2 Jobs and Inclusion of the Poor in Growth and Development 
505 8 |a 3.7.3 Jobs and Inclusion of Women in Growth and Development3.7.4 Jobs and Inclusion of Youth in Growth and Development; 3.8 Conclusions; References; 4: Papua New Guinea: Jobs, Poverty, and Resources; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Plenty in the Midst of Poverty; 4.2.1 A Resource-Rich Country . . .; 4.2.2 ... But Still a Poor Country; 4.2.3 Resource Development Policies; 4.2.4 Poverty Alleviation Policies; 4.3 Understanding the Jobs Challenge; 4.3.1 Changing Patterns of Employment; 4.3.2 Impacts of the Recent Resource Boom; 4.3.3 Job Creation Policies; 4.4 The Quality of Jobs in the Resource Sector 
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