Fighting poverty : the development-employment link / edited by Rizwanul Islam.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Islam, Rizwanul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Manpower policy.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

xviii, 521 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006.

Contents:

Introduction / R. Islam

Exploring the employment nexus : the analytics of pro-poor growth / S.R. Osmani

The nexus of economic growth, employment, and poverty reduction : an empirical analysis / R. Islam

Employment policies for poverty reduction / A.R. Khan

Bangladesh : linkages among economic growth, employment, and poverty / R.I. Rahman and K.M.N. Islam

Bolivia : employment-poverty linkages and policies / L.C. Jemio and M. del Carmen Choque

Ethiopia : growth, employment, poverty, and policies / M. Demeke, F. Guta, and T. Ferede

India : employment-poverty linkages and policy options / K. Sundaram and S.D. Tendulkar

Indonesia : poverty, employment, and wages / I. Islam

Uganda : economic growth, employment, poverty, and pro-poor policies / K.I.B. Kabananukye ... [et al.]

Vietnam : employment-poverty linkages and policies for pro-poor growth / Pham Lan Huong, Bui Quang Tuan, and Dinh Hien Minh

Implications for public policy / R. Islam.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-497) and index.

ISBN:

1588263967

OCLC:

60776781