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- Accelerating growth and job creation in South Asia / edited by Ejaz Ghani, Sadiq Ahmed ; World Bank.
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2009. xxvi, 467 p.
Provides perspectives of issues of poor market integration and weak connectivity concerning countries of the South and South East Asian region. Identifies key drivers of growth: expanding the industrial base; modernizing the service sector; strengthening skills and institutions; and regional cooperation for boosting trade and infrastructure investment.
Call number 109A560
- Assessment of poverty reduction strategies in sub-Saharan Africa : the case of Malawi / Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA).
Addis Ababa : OSSREA, 2008. ix, 110 p.
Analyzes the ongoing poverty reduction strategy process (PRSP) with respect to desired targets and sustainability of outcomes. Notes the role of IMF conditionalities concerning debt reduction, market access, and foreign investment.
Call number 109A565
- Assessment of poverty reduction strategies in sub-Saharan Africa : the case of Uganda / Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA).
Addis Ababa : OSSREA, 2008. ix, 97 p.
Analyzes the ongoing poverty reduction strategy process (PRSP) with respect to desired targets and sustainability of outcomes. Notes the role of IMF conditionalities concerning debt reduction, market access, and foreign investment.
Call number 109A564
- Assessment of poverty reduction strategies in sub-Saharan Africa : the case of Zambia / Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA).
Addis Ababa : OSSREA, 2008. viii, 155 p.
Analyses the ongoing poverty reduction strategy process (PRSP) with respect to desired targets and sustainability of outcomes. Notes the role of IMF conditionalities concerning debt reduction, market access, and foreign investment.
Call number 109A566
- Assessment of poverty reduction strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa : the cases of Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia : synthesis report / Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA).
Addis Ababa : OSSREA, 2009. xii, 57 p.
Provides a comparative analysis of the approaches and strategies adopted in the respective Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP). Includes information on workshops held on the issue.
Call number 109A529
- Brazil as an economic superpower? : Understanding Brazil's changing role in the global economy / Lael Brainard, Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, editors.
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2009. viii, 291 p.
Looks at Brazil's potential in becoming, next to China and India, a leading economic power on the world market. Under the background of economic developments during the period 1977-2005, highlights key niches in energy, agribusiness, trade, social investment, and multinational corporations.
Call number 109A313
- China [electronic resource] : from poor areas to poor people : China's evolving poverty reduction agenda : an assessment of poverty and inequality in China / World Bank, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department, East Asia and Pacific Region.
Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2009. 261 p.
Reviews poverty during the period 1981-2004, with some data up to 2007. Considers issues of the urban labour market, the situation of rural migrants and disadvantaged in urban areas, rural social protection programmes, rise in income, inequality, etc.
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- Crises in Asia [electronic resource] : historical perspectives and implications / Kiseok Hong, Jong-Wha Lee, and Hsiao Chink Tang.
Manila : Asian Development Bank, 2009. 33 p.
Empirically examines crises episodes in 21 developing Asian economies during the period 1961-2007 to derive implications of the current global crisis for Asia.
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- The crisis of social democratic trade unionism in Western Europe : the search for alternatives / Martin Upchurch, Graham Taylor, Andrew Mathers.
Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate Publishing, 2009. xvii, 226 p.
Reviews the French highly fragmented labour movement, the German autonomy of parties and unions, the centralized solidaristic collective bargaining process in Sweden, and the formal affiliation of unions to the British Labour Party. Proposes a model of social democratic trade unionism to test its strengths and limitations, and to record evidence of its breakdown and replacement with alternatives. Reflects on international initiatives such as the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Lists, for the four countries examined, the political parties and leaders in power since 1945, trade union membership and social democratic party membership, and key events.
Call number 109A561
- Economic migration, social cohesion and development : towards an integrated approach / Patrick Taran ... [et al.] ; Council of Europe.
Strasbourg : Council of Europe Publishing, 2009. 192 p.
Report prepared for the 8th Council of European Conference of Ministers responsible for Migration Affairs. Reviews the reasons for the growth of economic migration and its impact on the economies of member States as well as on their policies and practices. Identifies the main challenges for strengthening the contributions that migration makes to development, including return of skills, remittances, investment by the diaspora, brain drain effects, etc. Discusses main policy issues regarding equality of treatment and integration of migrant workers and their families, and policies to promote social cohesion. Describes an integrated approach agenda, the roles of government and non-government stakeholders, and the policy factors to effectively regulate migration.
Call number 109B25/2 engl
- The Egyptian labor market revisited / edited by Ragui Assaad ; Economic Research Forum.
Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2009. xviii, 323 p.
Follow-up to "The Egyptian labour market in an era of reform" (American Univ. of Cairo Press, 2002) which used data of the 1988 and 1998 household surveys, here complemented by the Egypt Labour Market Panel survey of 2006. Traces developments in the areas of labour supply, employment and unemployment (esp. concerning youth), migration, earnings and inequality, and gender and education. Includes details on the data collection process and sampling errors.
Call number 109A557
- Employment policy in the European Union : origins, themes and prospects / edited by Michael Gold.
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. xxx, 326 p.
Completely revised version of the author's book "Social dimension: employment policy in the European Community" (Macmillan, London, 1993). Focuses on policy issues of the relationships between employers and workers, and their rights and responsibilities. Discusses employment security, equal opportunities, health and safety at work, social dialogue, social security, etc. Appends a list of relevant Directives and other legal instruments, selected Treaties establishing the European Union, and the text of the Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers.
Call number 109A541
- Ethiopia [electronic resource] : the employment creation effects of the Addis Ababa integrated housing program / World Bank, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit (AFTP2), Water and Urban Development Unit (AFTU1), Africa Region.
Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2009. 90 p.
Provides a snapshot of the beneficiaries of the Addis Ababa Integrated Housing Development Program (IHDP), a programme designed to provide low-cost and affordable housing while also generating employment and building human capital and entrepreneurship in the construction sector.
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- Financial crises [electronic resource] : past lessons and policy implications / Davide Furceri and Annabelle Mourougane ; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Economics Department.
Paris : OECD, 2009. 50 p.
Analyses the origins and spreading factors of the global financial crisis of 2007/08. Discusses crisis resolution policies as well as their gross and net fiscal costs. Concludes with policy recommendations.
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- The globalization reader / Edited by Frank J. Lechner, John Boli.
Malden, MA. : Blackwell Publishing, 2009. xvii, 501 p.
Anthology of book chapters and journal articles, conveying the complexity, importance, and contentiousness of globalization.
Call number 109A570
- Hidden health hazards in women's work / edited by Celia Briar.
Wellington : Dunmore Publishing, 2009. 220 p.
Discusses and provides case studies of hidden hazards in women's work, drawing comparisons across English-speaking countries and other Western industrial environments. Focuses on practical ways in which health and safety in workplaces can be made more gender-sensitive, to benefit both women and men. Concludes by recommending that gender mainstreaming be put on government policy agendas to improve occupational health and safety and public health.
Call number 109A457
- The holy grail of macroeconomics : lessons from Japan's great recession / Richard C. Koo.
Chichester : Jhon Wiley & Son Ltd., 2009. xv, 339 p.
Presents an interpretation of similarities between Japan's economic slow-down during the period 1990-2005 and the US Great Depression of the 1930s. Considers two phases to an economy: the ordinary (yang) phase in which the private sector is maximizing profits, and the post-bubble (yin) phase in which private sector is minimizing debt or adjusting balance sheets ("liquidity trap").
Call number 109A481
- IDS focus on recession 2009.
London : Income Data Services Limited, 2009. 62 p.
Provides details about the consequences of economic slowdown on employment, remuneration, pensions, and human resources policies in Great Britain. Looks at short-time working arrangements, effects on bonus arrangements, etc. Considers the period 1989-2009.
Call number 109A569
- Impactos de la crisis mundial en el mercado laboral de Centroamérica y República Dominicana [electronic resource] : análisis preliminar / Organización Internacional del Trabajo.
San José : ILO, 2009. 74 p.
Analiza los principales desafíos y las prioridades de cada país en el enfrentamiento de los impactos de la crisis en el mercado de trabajo, en materia de empleo y desempleo y de seguridad social, con el adecuado tratamiento del enfoque de género.
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- Invisible hands, invisible objectives : bringing workplace law and public policy into focus / Stephen F. Befort and John W. Budd.
Stanford, CA. : Stanford University Press, 2009. xviii, 308 p.
Proposes a conceptual basis relating to government regulation of the employment relationship and for designing effective laws and public policies in view of "employment with a human face". Focuses on three fundamental objectives: efficiency (effective, profit-maximizing use of labour and other scarce resources); equity (fairness in the distribution of economic rewards, the administration of employment policies, and the provision of employment security); voice (meaningful participation in workplace decision making). Includes a chronology of US employment relationship since 1900.
Call number 109A536
- Japanese workplaces in transition : employee perceptions / Hendrik Meyer-Ohle.
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. x, 214 p.
Evaluates a large number of Internet blogs published on diary portals concerning experiences made by Japanese in their work, notably with restructuring, changing incentive systems and evaluation principles, and increasing use of contingent workers. Concentrates on the banking, electronics, and retailing industries.
Call number 109A544
- Labor markets in transformation : case studies of Latin America / Erik Jonasson.
Lund : Lund University, Department of Economics, 2009. ix, 140 p.
Thesis comprising three studies on labour markets in Brazil: 1. Importance of economic geography for rural non-agricultural employment; 2. Earnings differentials in the rural labour market; 3. Regional variation in informal employment. Presents a theoretical model to interpret informality in terms of worker skills, local quality of governance, tax rates, enforcement of tax and labour regulations, etc.
Call number 109A323
- Living the information society in Asia / edited by Erwin Alampay.
Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, 2009. xxiii, 253 p.
Investigates the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on people and communities in their work and living conditions. Comprises case studies from China and selected South-East Asian countries, dealing with the use of mobile phones in small enterprises, in private life, and in Islamic societies. Discusses ICT applications in education in a remote rural area, in tax administration, etc., and implications for working conditions in a callcentre and in work at home.
Call number 109A322
- Mining in Africa : regulation and development / edited by Bonnie Campbell ; International Development Research Centre ; The Nordic Africa Institute.
London : Pluto Press, 2009. xii, 276 p.
Considers that African countries are rich in minerals whilst the mining industry contributes but little to economic and social development. Discusses the underlying problem of the regulatory frameworks imposed by the IMF and the World Bank.
Call number 109A324
- Our broken dreams : child migration in Southern Africa / Save the Children.
Harare : Weaver Press, 2007. xviii, 114 p.
Narrative, with drawings prepared by the children and youth interviewed who had migrated from Zimbabwe to Mozambique or South Africa, or from Mozambique to South Africa, in search of some income. Highlights the problems due to being undocumented, illegally crossing borders, exploitation, abuse etc.
Call number 109A539
- The politics of uneven development : Thailand's economic growth in comparative perspective / Richard F. Doner.
New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2009. xv, 351 p.
Addresses the institutional and political bases of two key growth transitions: 1. enabling a diversified structure of multiple, non-traditional activities; 2. upgrading in the production of high value added goods based on local inputs. Focuses on developments in Thailand in the sugar, textiles and auto sectors, with a comparison to weaker and stronger competitors in Brazil, and South and South East Asia.
Call number 109A543
- Poverty reduction through sustainable fisheries : emerging policy and governance issues in Southeast Asia / Roehlano M. Briones, Arnulfo G. Garcia, editors ; Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture ; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
Singapore : ISEAS, 2008. xiii, 276 p.
Reviews knowledge regarding increasing and sustaining benefits from fish production for the rural poor, and identifies priority research areas and people-centred policy directions.
Call number 109A550
- The social costs of underemployment : inadequate employment as disguised unemployment / David Dooley, Joann Prause.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009. ix, 274 p.
Uses data of the 1979 US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and its yearly samples up to 1994. Explores health effects in relation to inadequate employment, including diminished self-esteem, alcohol abuse, depression, and low-birthweight babies. Gives special attention to school leavers and welfare mothers.
Call number 109A556
- Social protection in Africa / Frank Ellis, Stephen Devereux, Philip White.
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2009. xii, 294 p.
Focuses on the shift in strategy for tackling hunger and vulnerability, notably from emergency responses in the form of food transfers to predictable cash transfers to the chronically poorest social groups. Considers targeting, delivery, coordination, cost-effectiveness, market impacts, and asset effects. Gives 15 case studies from six southern African countries, covering programmes relating to food subsidy, public works, social cash transfer, school feeding and food security, educational material, neighbourhood care points, etc.
Call number 109A568
- South-North integration, outsourcing and skills / Michael Landesmann and Robert Stehrer ; The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies.
Vienna, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, 2009. 33 p.
Provides descriptive evidence of the change of trade patterns, distinguishing between product types (primary, processed and final goods) and the sectoral structure (industry groups according to skill intensity). Notes, for the new EU member States, a higher share of imports in EU Northern economies and a shift of their export structure towards parts, whereas EU Southern countries are stronger in processed inputs, and the rest-of-world countries shift towards final goods imports.
Call number 109A484
- Taxing the working poor : the political origins and economic consequences of taxing low wages / Achim Kemmerling.
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2009. xi, 151 p.
Analyzes the labour market effects and political origins of the increasing tax burden of poor people, with examples from Germany and the UK. Discusses the long-term shift from capital to labour taxation and its implications for conflicts of interests between workers that have weakened the political cause of tax-based redistribution.
Call number 109A542
- The theoretical debate about minimum wages [electronic resource] / Hansjörg Herr, Milka Kazandziska, Silke Mahnkopf-Praprotnik.
Kassel : Global Labour University, University of Kassel, Department of Social Sciences, 2009. 39 p.
Estimates the employment effects of minimum wages in the Keynesian paradigm and the neoclassical paradigm. Draws conclusions regarding the income distribution in function of low wages.
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- Urban labor economics / Yves Zenou.
New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2009. xiii, 509 p.
Elaborates local-level models of land and housing markets, the labour market, and their interactions. Analyzes urban ghettos and implications for ethnic minorities in the labour market.
Call number 109A540
- wiiw database on foreign direct investment : in Central, East and Southeast Europe : FDI in the CEECs under the impact of the global crisis: sharp declines / Gábor Hunya ; The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies.
Vienna, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, 2009. i, 105 p.
Observes generally increasing inflows of foreign direct investment to CEEC countries over the period 2003-2008, with a sharp decline thereafter. Looks at the relationship with repatriated capital. Gives tables of the total flow and stock data, and FDI data by economic activity for a large number of countries.
Call number 109A486
- Women in and out of paid work : changes across generations in Italy and Britain / Cristina Solera.
Bristol : The Policy Press, University of Bristol, 2009. xii, 228 p.
Uses data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and the Italian Household Longitudinal Survey (ILFI), covering the period 1992-2005. Comparing successive birth cohorts in women's work-family histories, explores how much continuous careers have increased, and the proportion of women who exit from paid work and those who re-enter the labour market. Gives key characteristics for the two countries of: family and childcare allowances; of maternity and parental leave; the family dimension of the taxation system; and family-friendly flexibility.
Call number 109A534
- The world of child labor : an historical and regional survey / Hugh D. Hindman, editor.
Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2009. xxxii, 999 p.
Reference book addressing child labour in general, how to measure it, historical developments, etc. Gives country overviews and thematic essays. Contains ILO contributions by Michel Bonnet, "Child labor in postcolonial Africa" (p. 169-172), Yacouba Diallo, "Children's work, child domestic labor, and child trafficking in Côte d'Ivoire" (p. 207-211), and G.K. Lieten, "International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Program for the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)" (p. 139-142).
Call number 109A562
- Youth employment and industrial training : problems and prospects / Falendra K. Sudan.
New Delhi : Serials Publications, 2008. 225 p.
Assesses the impact of training provided by the Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in the States of Jammu and Kashmir on the placement of trainees. Uses data of a sample of manpower who graduated in the period 2001-2005.
Call number 109A548
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