Full and Productive Employment in Developing Economies: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals

ISBN-13: 9780367784621 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 224 str.

Rizwanul Islam

Opis

This book presents a broad framework which could enable us to pursue the challenging goal of full, productive employment in developing countries. It revisits the conceptual foundations of full employment, and carefully examines the issue of suitable indicators for monitoring progress.

Spis treści

1. Introduction.  2. Structural Transformation and Employment.  3. Conceptualizing the Goal of Full Employment and the SDG Framework.  4. Labour Market Outcomes and Inclusive Development.  5. Economic Fluctuations and Vulnerability of Labour Markets.  6. Has Employment Intensive Growth Become History?  7. Globalization of Production and the World of Work: Is a Race to the Bottom Inevitable?  8. Re-thinking Development Strategies and Policies for Productive Employment.  9. Implementation of Employment Strategies and Policies.  10. Concluding Observations.

O autorze

Rizwanul Islam is former Special Adviser in the Employment Sector at the International Labour Organization, Switzerland.