Labour Markets In Low Income Countries

Author : David Lam,Ahmed Elsayed
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192897107

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Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries by David Lam,Ahmed Elsayed Pdf

"Employment and job creation are key components in achieving economic growth and sustainable development, particularly in low-income countries. The growing size of the working-age population in many developing regions underscores the need to further strengthen labour market structures in the world's poorest countries. Despite the importance of studying emerging labour markets, and investigating which policies are more successful, the evidence is rather limited. Against this backdrop, the joint IZA/FCDO Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries (GLM|LIC) programme was established and has taken important steps to close this gap. Covering topics such as poverty, informality and rural labour, skills training and behaviour, gender inequality, youth and child labour, and migration, this volume presents key takeaways from most recent research in the field. Which development policies will work, which strategies will fail? The authors provide an in-depth discussion of current development programmes, based on the results of new evaluation studies, and derive important policy lessons"--Publisher's description.

Author : David Lam,Ahmed Elsayed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 0191919748

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Labour Markets in Low-income Countries by David Lam,Ahmed Elsayed Pdf

'Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries' addresses some of the most important issues affecting labour markets in low-income countries. It builds heavily on the new research evidence that has been provided by the programme on Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries (GLM LIC), which was created as a partnership between UK Department for International Development (now part of the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office) and the German IZA- Institute of Labor Economics in 2011. Across nine chapters dealing with different aspects of labour markets in developing countries, David Lam and Ahmed Elsayed provide lessons about what kinds of labour market programmes and policies can make a difference. Some of these lessons are about the difficulties that many well-intentioned programmes face when they are implemented.

Author : David Lam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0192651609

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Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries by David Lam Pdf

Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries provides lessons about what kinds of labour market programmes and policies can improve prospects for growth and development in low-income countries.

Author : Giorgio Barba Navaretti,Riccardo Faini,Giovanni Zanalda
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0198293534

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Labour Markets, Poverty, and Development by Giorgio Barba Navaretti,Riccardo Faini,Giovanni Zanalda Pdf

Recent years have seen a period of adjustment and structural change for most developing countries. The ongoing consequences of the debt crisis in the 1980s caused widespread concern of a serious deterioration in wage and employment conditions, as well as in poverty and income distribution. Although the outlook for developing countries changed for the better during the 1990s, concerns about the labour market have not subsided. This book takes a detailed look at employment trends in developing countries, bringing together a distinguished group of international academics and practitioners.

Author : Richard M. Scheffler,Christopher H. Herbst,Christophe Lemiere,Jim Campbell
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464809323

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Health Labor Market Analyses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Richard M. Scheffler,Christopher H. Herbst,Christophe Lemiere,Jim Campbell Pdf

This book, produced jointly by the World Bank, the University of California, Berkeley, and the WHO, aims to provide decision-makers at sub-national, national, regional and global levels with additional insights into how to address their workforce challenges rather than describe them. In order to optimize and align HRH investments and develop targeted policy responses, a thorough understanding of unique, country-specific labor market dynamics and determinants of these dynamics is critical. Policies need to take into account the fact that workers are economic actors, responsive to different levels of compensation and opportunities to generate revenue found in different sub-labor markets. Policies need to take into account the behavioral characteristics of the individuals who provide health care, but also the individuals who consume health care services and the institutions that employ health personnel. In other words, it is necessary to understand the determinants of both the supply (numbers of health workers willing to work in the health sector) and the demand for health workers (resources available to hire health workers), how these interact, and how this interaction varies in different contexts. This interaction will determine the availability of health personnel, their distribution as well as their performance levels, thus ensuring stronger health systems capable to deliver universal health coverage. The book is structured to be of use to researchers, planners, and economists who are tasked with analyzing key areas of health labor markets, including overall labor market assessments as well as and more narrow and targeted analyses of demand and supply (including production and migration), performance, and remuneration of health workers. The chapters, written by a number of internationally renowned experts on Human Resources for Health, discuss data sources and empirical tools that can be used to assess health labor markets across high-, middle- or low-income countries, but draws primarily from examples and case-studies in LMICs.

Author : Gary S. Fields
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Earning
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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labor market policy in developing countries: a selective review of the literature and needs for the future by Gary S. Fields Pdf

Abstract: This paper presents a selective overview of the literature on modeling labor market policies in developing countries. It considers welfare economics, theoretical models, and empirical evidence to highlight the three general features needed in future research on labor market policy in developing countries. The author identifies desirable research components (welfare economics, theoretical modeling, and empirical modeling) and pitfalls in the literature (inappropriate use of productivity, reliance on wrong kinds of empirical studies, lack of cost-benefit analysis, attention to only a subset of the goods and bads, and fallacy of composition). The paper concludes with suggested topics and methods for future research. The author states that sound labor market policy requires sound labor market models. The paper makes a case for developing policy based on explicit evaluation criteria, specific theoretical models, and comprehensive empirical evidence.

Author : Sandrine Cazes,Sher Verick
Publisher : International Labor Office
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000141626675

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Perspectives on Labour Economics for Development by Sandrine Cazes,Sher Verick Pdf

In developing countries, labour markets play a central role in determining economic and social progress since employment status is one of the key determinants of exiting poverty and promoting inclusion. Yet the reality in most developing countries is that the labour market fails to create the jobs in the formal economy that would help individuals and their families prosper. In recognition of these challenges, governments and other stakeholders in developing countries have increasingly prioritised policies and programmes to promote decent work. However, this requires navigating a range of complex issues and debates surrounding the linkages between development processes and labour market outcomes. This volume consists of three main thematic parts. Part I provides a broad overview of key issues, including characterising the employment challenge in developing countries and the link between economic growth, distribution, poverty and employment. Drawing on the literature and country examples, Part II analyses the specific topics of wages, migration and education. The final section shifts to a more normative focus, addressing labour market institutions and policies, along with systematic approaches to quantifying labour markets in developing countries. Perspectives on Labour Economics for Development is an invaluable reference for policy-makers in middle- and low-income countries as well as an ideal handbook for teachers and students of economics and development.

Author : Richard Sabot
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429708190

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Migration And The Labor Market In Developing Countries by Richard Sabot Pdf

This book clarifies the linkages among income distribution, migration, surplus labor, and poverty in developing countries. It assesses the implications of different key characteristics of labor markets for the response of labor supply to the hiring of additional urban workers.

Author : Krishna Bharadwaj
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Full employment policies
ISBN : UCAL:B3880059

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Labour Markets, Employment Policies, and the Dynamics of Development by Krishna Bharadwaj Pdf

Author : Dipak Mazumdar
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821311832

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Microeconomic Issues of Labor Markets in Developing Countries by Dipak Mazumdar Pdf

This paper deals with labor market structures in developing countries and the impact of government policies on rural and urban labor markets. The central concern in analyses of employment is absorption of labor. Governments try to influence the demand for labor so that more members of the labor force are absorbed into productive employment. Employment outcomes are often the by-products of government policies that affect economic growth as a whole. This paper concentrates on factors that influence the structure and functioning of labor markets. In Chapter 1, a schematic picture of labor markets is presented. Chapters 2 and 3 analyze the salient features of the workings of rural and urban labor markets and discuss some important government policies that affect the functioning of these markets. The paper concludes that Government intervention in both rural and urban labor markets has often been less than successful, sometimes because their policies were based on incorrect assumptions. At other times, these policies have achieved less because the government also adopted other policies that tended to contradict the goal of providing jobs.

Author : Sandrine Cazes,Sher Verick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137325358

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The Labour Markets of Emerging Economies by Sandrine Cazes,Sher Verick Pdf

The past few decades have witnessed the economic and geopolitical rise of a number of large middle-income countries around the world. This volume focuses on the labour market situations, trends and regulations in these emerging economies.

Author : Ron L. Martin,Philip S. Morrison
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Arbejdsmarkedspolitik
ISBN : 9780415300148

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Geographies of Labour Market Inequality by Ron L. Martin,Philip S. Morrison Pdf

This book explores the key role that place and location play in the operation of the labour market at a time when local context is becoming an integral part of the design and implementation of labour market policies.

Author : J. Berg,D. Kucera
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230584204

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In Defence of Labour Market Institutions by J. Berg,D. Kucera Pdf

Though labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the evidence on which this argument rests is weak. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this book reaffirms the importance of labour market institutions in this era of globalization.

Author : Carlos Oya,Nicola Pontara
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317562917

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Rural Wage Employment in Developing Countries by Carlos Oya,Nicola Pontara Pdf

There is a striking scarcity of work conducted on rural labour markets in the developing world, particularly in Africa. This book aims to fill this gap by bringing together a group of contributors who boast substantial field experience researching rural wage employment in various developing countries. It provides critical perspectives on mainstream approaches to rural/agrarian development, and analysis of agrarian change and rural transformations from a long-term perspective. This book challenges the notion that rural areas in low- and middle-income countries are dominated by self-employment. It purports that this conventional view is largely due to the application of conceptual frameworks and statistical conventions that are ill-equipped to capture labour market participation. The contributions in this book offer a variety of methodological lessons for the study of rural labour markets, focusing in particular on the use of mixed methods in micro-level field research, and more emphasis on capturing occupation multiplicity. The emphasis on context, history, and specific configurations of power relations affecting rural labour market outcomes are key and reoccurring features of this book. This analysis will help readers think about policy options to improve the quantity and quality of rural wage employment, their impact on the poorest rural people, and their political feasibility in each context.

Author : Lothar Richter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034202114

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Upgrading Labour Market Information in Developing Countries by Lothar Richter Pdf

In 1977 the ILO initiated a long-term programme of technical co-operation to help developing countries improve their labour market information (LMI). A decade or so later, considerable progress had been made but much remained to be done, especially given the impact of the profound economic changes on the labour market in most developing countries. This concise, readable study takes stock of these developments. Based on the findings of a joint ILO/DANIDA inter-regional seminar, it reviews progress in LMI over the past few years, focuses on the limitations of different methods and approaches for.