Employment Growth and Poverty Reduction

Paci, Pierella and Serneels, Pieter; 2007. "Employment and Shared Growth: Rethinking the Role of Labor Mobility for Development." World Bank Publications, DC. The vast majority of the poor get their income from work and access to productive employment is often the only way out of poverty. However, the understanding of policy makers and their advisors on the mechanisms that make employment an effective transmission channel between growth and poverty reduction remains somewhat limited. This book brings together contributions from top specialists on a selected number of priority issues in this area.

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