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Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sous la direction de Philippe De Vreyer, François Roubaud
IRD Éditions/AFD/World Bank
Collection : Hors collection
mars 2013
format 150 x 230 428 pages En stock
39,95 €
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Présentation

“Urban employment will play a key role in the years to come in a region where demographic growth and accelerating urbanization threaten to interrupt the reduction in poverty that is underway. This book provides an in-depth examination of the functioning of urban labor markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, looking in particular at the crucial question of informality. Relying on detailed microeconomic data from several French-speaking urban centers, it makes an innovative and fundamental contribution to the understanding of development in Africa.”

François Bourguignon, Director, Paris School of Economics  

“This volume is a valuable resource for information on labor markets in the cities of Francophone Sub-Saharan. Researchers interested in this part of the world will find much to learn about these ten countries.”

Gary Fields, John P. Windmuller Professor of International and Comparative Labor, Professor of Economics, Cornell University  

“The ‘1-2-3 surveys’ are a remarkable source of information on urban labor markets in Africa. Focusing on major cities in Francophone Africa, they provide, for the first time, systematic and rigorous data to address issues such as informality and regulation, and more generally, employment policies for a rapidly urbanizing Africa. This excellent volume brings together a range of studies that illuminate the reality of labor markets in urban Africa and that begin exploration of policy options for employment-focused poverty reduction. It will be of interest to scholars and policy makers alike”.

Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics and Management, Cornel University

Caractéristiques

Editeur : IRD Éditions/AFD/World Bank

Collection : Hors collection

Publication : 19 mars 2013

Edition : 1ère édition

Intérieur : Noir & blanc

Support(s) : Bundle Livre papier et eBook [PDF], Livre papier, eBook [PDF]

Contenu(s) : PDF

Protection(s) : Marquage social (PDF)

Poids (en grammes) : 800

Taille(s) : 8,85 Mo (PDF)

Langue(s) : Anglais

EAN13 Livre papier : 9780821397817

EAN13 eBook [PDF] : 9782709922012

Sommaire

Part I Comparative Analysis of Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. Employment, Unemployment, and Working Conditions in the Urban Labor Markets of Sub-Saharan Africa: Main Stylized Facts

Part II Job Quality and Labor Market Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. Underemployment and Job Mismatch in Sub-Saharan Africa
  2. Job Satisfaction in Eight African Cities
  3. Are Workers Compensated for Accepting Vulnerable Jobs? Evidence from West Africa

Part III The Many Dimensions of Labor Market Inequalities

  1. Education and Labor Market Outcomes in Urban West Africa
  2. Urban Labor Market Segmentation in West Africa
  3. Domestic Work and Employment in Africa: What Is the Trade-Off for Women?
  4. Reducing Inequality of Opportunities in West African Urban Labor Markets: What Kinds of Policy Matter?
  5. Decomposing Gender and Ethnic Earnings Gaps in Seven Cities in West Africa

Part IV Key Coping Mechanisms and Private Responses

  1. Why Do Migrants Migrate? Self-Selection and Returns to Education in West Africa
  2. Returns to Returning in West Africa
  3. The Work-School Trade-Off among Children in West Africa: Are Household Tasks More Compatible with School Than Economic Activities?
  4. Working in West Africa after Retirement Age

Part V Moving Forward

  1. Challenges and Directions for Future Research

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Contributions

  • François Roubaud (Directeur de publication)

    François Roubaud est économiste et statisticien, directeur de recherche à l’IRD et membre de l’UMR DIAL, dont il a été le directeur entre 2000 et 2003. Il est diplômé de l’ENSAE et docteur en économie (université Paris Nanterre). Il est l’auteur de Identités et transition démographique : l’exception malgache ? (L’Harmattan/Tsipika, 2000), et Madagascar face au défi des objectifs du millénaire pour le développement (coéditeur, IRD, 2010).

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