UID:
almafu_9958125293802883
Format:
xiv, 129 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8213-7535-0
Series Statement:
Directions in development. Poverty.
Content:
Poor people derive most of their income from work; however, there is insufficient understanding of the role of labor markets, employment, and earnings as a linkage between growth and poverty reduction, especially in low income countries. To provide inputs into the policy discussion on how to enhance poverty reduction through increased employment and earnings for given growth levels, this study explores this linkage in the case of Nicaragua using data for 2001 and 2005. To do so, the study discusses macroeconomic growth and the labor market in Nicaragua, presenting sectoral employment and produ
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Overview; CHAPTER 2 Country Context; CHAPTER 3 Output, Population, Employment, and Poverty; CHAPTER 4 Employment and Labor Income Profile of the Population; CHAPTER 5 Segmentation and Skill Mismatch; CHAPTER 6 Policy Implications and Further Research; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7534-2
Language:
English
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-7534-1
