Burkina Faso Jobs Diagnostic : Overview and Suggestions for a Strategic Framework for Jobs

Over the recent past, Burkina Faso has registered solid economic growth and poverty levels have been lowered, suggesting that growth has been pro-poor. Yet, poverty remains widespread despite high levels of labor market participation and employment...

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Main Author: Weber, Michael
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/435151544130430468/Burkina-Faso-Jobs-Diagnostic-Overview-and-Suggestions-for-a-Jobs-Policy-Framework
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spelling okr-10986-310332021-06-14T10:05:30Z Burkina Faso Jobs Diagnostic : Overview and Suggestions for a Strategic Framework for Jobs Weber, Michael JOB CREATION LABOR MARKET SHARED PROSPERITY HUMAN CAPITAL FIRM PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY EMPLOYMENT FOOD MARKET REGULATION MACROECONOMIC POLICY LABOR POLICY Over the recent past, Burkina Faso has registered solid economic growth and poverty levels have been lowered, suggesting that growth has been pro-poor. Yet, poverty remains widespread despite high levels of labor market participation and employment. In practice, life for many in the country remains a struggle, even when compared to equally challenging conditions elsewhere in the region. The overview report on the Jobs Diagnostic: Burkina Faso; provides a multi-sectoral analysis of the country's jobs challenges by looking at macro-economic conditions and trends, hindrances to labor demand, issues affecting jobs outcomes in agriculture and determinants of jobs outcomes in general. The report draws on recent household and enterprise surveys and provides regional comparisons that place the challenges in Burkina Faso in a wider context. It closes with preliminary policy recommendations for a future jobs strategy. 2018-12-19T20:32:37Z 2018-12-19T20:32:37Z 2018-12-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/435151544130430468/Burkina-Faso-Jobs-Diagnostic-Overview-and-Suggestions-for-a-Jobs-Policy-Framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31033 English Jobs Series;No. 15 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Burkina Faso
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topic JOB CREATION
LABOR MARKET
SHARED PROSPERITY
HUMAN CAPITAL
FIRM PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
EMPLOYMENT
FOOD MARKET
REGULATION
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
LABOR POLICY
spellingShingle JOB CREATION
LABOR MARKET
SHARED PROSPERITY
HUMAN CAPITAL
FIRM PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
EMPLOYMENT
FOOD MARKET
REGULATION
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
LABOR POLICY
Weber, Michael
Burkina Faso Jobs Diagnostic : Overview and Suggestions for a Strategic Framework for Jobs
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description Over the recent past, Burkina Faso has registered solid economic growth and poverty levels have been lowered, suggesting that growth has been pro-poor. Yet, poverty remains widespread despite high levels of labor market participation and employment. In practice, life for many in the country remains a struggle, even when compared to equally challenging conditions elsewhere in the region. The overview report on the Jobs Diagnostic: Burkina Faso; provides a multi-sectoral analysis of the country's jobs challenges by looking at macro-economic conditions and trends, hindrances to labor demand, issues affecting jobs outcomes in agriculture and determinants of jobs outcomes in general. The report draws on recent household and enterprise surveys and provides regional comparisons that place the challenges in Burkina Faso in a wider context. It closes with preliminary policy recommendations for a future jobs strategy.
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title Burkina Faso Jobs Diagnostic : Overview and Suggestions for a Strategic Framework for Jobs
title_short Burkina Faso Jobs Diagnostic : Overview and Suggestions for a Strategic Framework for Jobs
title_full Burkina Faso Jobs Diagnostic : Overview and Suggestions for a Strategic Framework for Jobs
title_fullStr Burkina Faso Jobs Diagnostic : Overview and Suggestions for a Strategic Framework for Jobs
title_full_unstemmed Burkina Faso Jobs Diagnostic : Overview and Suggestions for a Strategic Framework for Jobs
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