More and Better Jobs in South Asia

More and Better Jobs in South Asia

This book is divided into seven chapters. Chapter one is an overview. Chapter two reviews South Asia's recent track record with regard to the quantity and quality of job creation. It traces the relationship of such job creation mostly to overa...

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Main Authors:	Nayar, Reema, Gottret, Pablo, Mitra, Pradeep, Betcherman, Gordon, Lee, Yue Man, Santos, Indhira, Dahal, Mahesh, Shrestha, Maheshwor
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ANNUAL LEAVE BARRIERS TO ENTRY DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVES FIRING FIRING COSTS GOVERNMENT REVENUE HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH WAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INCOME SECURITY INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT JOB DURATION JOB SATISFACTION JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOBS LABOR COST LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR REGULATIONS LIVING STANDARDS MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS OCCUPATIONS PENSION PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS PLACEMENT SERVICES PRIME AGE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOB REGULATORY AUTHORITIES RENTS RETIREMENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT SELF EMPLOYED SELF EMPLOYED WORKERS SELF EMPLOYMENT SELFEMPLOYMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL SECURITY STAFF TAX TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS TRIPARTITE UNEMPLOYMENT UNIONS UNPAID WORKERS WAGE FLOORS WAGE GAP WAGE RIGIDITIES WORKER WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING POOR
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20120109022653 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2391

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Summary:	This book is divided into seven chapters. Chapter one is an overview. Chapter two reviews South Asia's recent track record with regard to the quantity and quality of job creation. It traces the relationship of such job creation mostly to overall economic growth and attempts to answer what needs to be done to meet South Asia's employment challenge. Chapter three discusses the key features of labor markets in South Asia, including where the better jobs are, who holds them, and the implications for the employment challenge ahead. Chapter four reviews the business environment constraints affecting, in particular, those firms that have expanded employment and discusses policy options for overcoming the most binding business constraints in South Asia. Chapter five analyzes the dimensions of the education and a skill challenge in the region and discusses policy priorities for improving the quality and skills of graduates of education and training systems. Chapter six reviews the role of labor market policies and institutions in encouraging job creation and protecting workers in the formal and informal economy and discusses possible directions for labor market policies, including options to increase the access of informal sector workers to programs that help them manage labor market shocks and improve their future earnings potential. Finally, chapter seven reviews the key constraints to job creation and the policy priorities for creating more and better jobs in conflict-affected areas.

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