Labor and the growth crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Record no. 14793)
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| control field | The World Bank |
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| fixed length control field | 020129s1995 dcu o i001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0821333437 |
| Terms of availability | 14.99 USD |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780821333433 |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 10.1596/0-8213-3343-7 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (The World Bank)721 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lindauer, David L. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Labor and the growth crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Medium | [electronic resource] |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Lindauer, David L. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Washington, D.C. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | The World Bank, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1995 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (40 p.) |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The report "World Development Report 1995: workers in an integrating world" looks at what is required to improve labor outcomes in low- and middle-income economies. It identifies four areas in need of policy reform: 1) development strategy; 2) international integration; 3) labor market interventions; and 4) transformation to greater market orientation. This report considers the relevance of these policy areas to sub-Saharan African circumstances. Three key messages emerge: 1) a market-based approach to development, by expanding markets and encouraging more productive investments, will be a labor-demanding strategy in Africa as it has been elsewhere and is key to improving labor outcomes; 2) sub-Saharan Africa has become increasingly marginalized in the world economy. It is in the interest of Africa's labor force that this trend be reversed and that the region increase its integration with and participation in global markets; 3) Domestic labor market policies, especially those governing workers in the public sector, need to be redesigned to encourage more efficient use of labor and nonlabor resources. Required are policies that better reflect the labor market conditions in individual economies. This report begins with a review of labor market outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. It then analyzes what is required to realize more rapid economic growth through the increased accumulation and productivity of physical and human capital. It examines Africa's role in the world economy and why greater integration is essential to the region. It discusses the role of labor policies directed at both private and public employers and considers how sub-Saharan African workers are affected by the transition from closed to more open development strategies. It concludes with a brief review of the prospects for Africa's growing labor force. |
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| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economic Theory and Research |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Finance and Financial Sector Development |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Financial Literacy |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Health, Nutrition and Population |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Labor Markets |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Labor Policies |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Population Policies |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social Protections and Labor |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lindauer, David L. |
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| Main entry heading | Print Version: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780821333433 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | World Bank e-Library. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/0-8213-3343-7">http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/0-8213-3343-7</a> |
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