Weathering the storm : the impact of the East Asian crisis on farm households in Indonesia and Thailand; by Fabrizio Bresciani, Gershon Feder, Daniel O. Gilligan, Hanan G. Jacoby, Tongroj Onchan, and Jaime...
The 1990s have witnessed several financial crises, of which the East Asia and Mexico tequila crises are perhaps the most well-known. What impact have these crises had on labor markets, household incomes...
Many people have questioned whether the world's poor share in economic growth. This note synthesizes the empirical evidence. The data show that economic growth typically reduces poverty and can usually...
许多人都曾经对世界贫困人口能否分享经济增长的成果提出过疑问。本文综合分析了经验性证据。数据表明,经济增长一般可以减少贫困,并一般可以被看作是有利于贫困人口的。然而,各国的情况差别很大。在某些情况下,贫困人口只从增长中获得了相对很少的收益;而在另外一些情况下,他们获得了不成比例的收益。现有数据可能具有某些缺陷,因为大多数对贫困问题的实证研究都是根据收入或消费标准进行的。然而,贫困是一种状态,其中一个人的生活质量没有公认的福利量标准,因此需要考虑到其它方
Many people have questioned whether the world's poor share in economic growth. This note synthesizes the empirical evidence. The data show that economic growth typically reduces poverty and can usually...
This summary addresses the reform of vocational education and training in China, reviewing the successful economic reforms pursued since 1978, and its labor market structure. The broad policy of the government...
Child labor is a global issue. An estimated 250 million children are working worldwide. This paper proposes that the World Bank take stronger action to help address the issue more proactively, and outlines...
Child labor is a global issue. An estimated 250 million children are working worldwide. This paper proposes that the World Bank take stronger action to help address the issue more proactively, and outlines...
Child labor is a global issue. An estimated 250 million children are working worldwide. This paper proposes that the World Bank take stronger action to help address the issue more proactively, and outlines...
This study examines the challenge of promoting equitable and fiscally sustainable growth and evaluates alternative paths to growth using an econometric model developed by World Bank staff. The broad conclusion...
The paper provides both an examination of recent labor market trends in Zimbabwe and an evaluation of recent policies. The first part supplies a labor market overview, an analysis of employment and wage...
This paper reviews the effects of legislation and government institutions upon labor costs and employment in the Indian manufacturing sector. It specifically examines wage determination, industrial relations...
The Sudanese labor market is characterized by considerable regional mobility with little intervention in the workings of the private labor market. Thus, a general hypothesis explored in this paper is that...
In this paper the Kenyan labor force and employment at around 1980 are examined. Then the author examines the main changes that have taken place since 1965 regarding labor supply and demand, discussing...
This paper synthesizes a series of studies, all based on the 1974-75 Rural Income Distribution Survey (RIDS), and deals with income distribution and poverty in Botswana. Botswana is a rural economy; about...