Background Papers
World Development Report 2013: Jobs
Inequality of Opportunities in the Labor Market: Evidence from Life in Transition Surveys in Europe and Central Asia (pdf) by Ana Abras, Alejandro Hoyos, Ambar Narayan, and Sailesh TiwariFrom Law on the Books to Law in Action: A note on the role of regulation in the production of good jobs in Cambodia’s garment sector (pdf) by Daniel Adler and Hans Hwang Public Works and the Jobs Agenda: Pathways for Social Cohesion? (pdf) by Colin Andrews and Adea Kryeziu The Role of Sectoral Growth Patterns in Labor Market Development (pdf) by Francisco Javier Arias-Vazquez, Jean N. Lee, and David NewhouseLabor Market Institutions: A Review of the Literature (pdf) by Gordon BetchermanYouth Unemployment and Vocational Training (pdf) by Costanza Biavaschi, Werner Eichhorst, Corrado Giulietti, Michael J. Kendzia, Alexander Muravyev, Janneke Pieters, Nuría Rodríguez-Planas, Ricarda Schmidl, and Klaus F. ZimmermannTemporary Employment Services in South Africa: A Brief Note (pdf) by Haroon Bhorat and Carlene van Der WesthuizenPerceptions of Good Jobs: Analytical Report—Risaralda, Colombian (pdf) by Ingunn Bjørkhaug, Anne Hatløy, Tewodros Kebede, and Huafeng ZhangUrban Informal Workers: Representative Voice & Economic Rights (pdf) by Martha Chen, Chris Bonner, Mahendra Chetty, Lucia Fernandez, Karin Pape, Federico Parra, Arbind Singh, and Caroline SkinnerHousehold Income Generation Strategies (pdf) by Katia Covarrubias, Benjamin Davis, Aminata Bakouan, and Stefania Di GiuseppeExclusion and Discrimination in the Labor Market (pdf) by Maitreyi Bordia DasThe Relationship between Jobs and Social Cohesion: Some examples from Ethnography (pdf) by Nora DudwickLabor Markets, Occupational Choice, and Rural Poverty in Selected Countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (pdf) by Jonna P. Estudillo, Tomoya Matsumoto, Hayat Chowdhury Zia Uddin, Nandika S. Kumanayake, and Keijiro OtsukaAnti-Discrimination Laws and Work in the Developing World: A Thematic Overview (pdf) by Sandra FredmanSelf-Employment in the Developing World (pdf) by T. H. Gindling and David NewhouseMoving Jobs to the Center Stage (pdf) , Berlin Workshop Series 2013, edited by GIZ and the World BankPerceptions of Good Jobs: Analytical Report—Port Loko and Freetown, Sierra Leone (pdf) by Anne Hatløy, Tewodros Kebede, Huafeng Zhang, and Ingunn BjørkhaugJobs and Transitions Out of Poverty: A Literature Review (pdf) by Gabriela InchausteWhat Is Behind The Decline in Poverty Since 2000? Evidence from Bangladesh, Peru, and Thailand by Gabriela Inchauste, Sergio Olivieri, Jamie Saavedra, and Hernan WinklerDoes FDI Bring Good Jobs to Host Countries? (pdf) by Beata JavorcikJobs and Welfare in Mozambique by Sam Jones and Finn TarpPerceptions of Good Jobs: Analytical Report—Urban Cairo and Rural Fayoum, Egypt (pdf) by Tewodros Kebede, Anne Hatløy, Huafeng Zhang, and Ingunn BjørkhaugJobs to Social Cohesion: Via Interests, Attitudes, and Identities (pdf) by Austin KilroyShould African Rural Development Strategies Depend on Smallholder Farms? An Exploration of the Inverse Productivity Hypothesis by Donald F. Larson, Talip Kilic, Keijiro Otsuka, and Tomoya MatsumotoCognitive Skills and Youth Labor Market Outcomes (pdf) by Jean N. Lee and David NewhouseAligning Rights and Interests: Why, When and How to Uphold Labor Standards (pdf) by Margaret Levi, Christopher Adolph, Daniel Berliner, Aaron Erlich, Anne Greenleaf, Milli Lake, and Jennifer NoveckPrivate Sector Voluntary Initiatives on Labor Standards (pdf) by Kirsten NewittSocial Cohesion: Theoretical Debates and Practical Applications with Respect to Jobs (pdf) by Andrew Norton and Arjan de HaanThe Occupational Wages around the World (OWW) Database: Update for 1983–2008 (pdf) by Remco H. OostendorpThe Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies (pdf) by Patti PeteschSustainable Management of Trees, Reduction in Forest Degradation, and Job Creation for the Poor (pdf) by Klas Sander and Peter DeweesInnovation for Job Creation (pdf) by Nadia SelimProductivity Growth and Job Creation in the Development Process of Industrial Clusters (pdf) by Tetsushi Sonobe, Yuki Higuchi, and Keijiro OtsukaThe Contribution of ‘Good’ Jobs to Development and Cohesion: The Human Empowerment Perspective (pdf) by Christian Welzel Jobs, Wellbeing, and Social Cohesion: Evidence from Value and Perception Surveys by Frank-Borge Wietzke and Catriona McLeodPerceptions of Good Jobs: Analytical Report—Jianyang, China Sichuan (pdf) by Huafeng Zhang, Ingunn Bjørkhaug, Anne Hatløy, and Tewodros Kebede
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