Employmеnt аnd Shаrеd Growth : Rеthinking thе Rolе of Lаbor Mobility for Dеvеlopmеnt (Dirеctions in Dеvеlopmеnt)
Publisher: World Bаnk Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 130
Published: 2007-06-27
List price: $20.00
There is one asset that poor people have in abundance: labor. Thus, what distinguishes the poor from the non-poor in low income countries is, simply, their ability to sell labor at a good price. It should be of little surprise, then, that enhancing the poor’s access to employment is increasingly recognized as key to development. But while the creation of "good" jobs for the poor has become a policy priority for many developing countries, the mechanisms by which employment stimulates growth and reduces poverty have, until now, not been well understood. This book aims to help fill that g...