Urban labor markets in sub-Saharan Africa / Philippe De Vreyer and François Roubaud, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vreyer, Philippe De.

Contributor:

Roubaud, François.

World Bank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor market--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Labor market.

City dwellers--Employment.

City dwellers.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic conditions.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Economic conditions.

City dwellers--Employment--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2013]

Contents:

General introduction

Part I. A comparative analysis of urban labour markets in sub-Saharan Africa

1. Employment, unemployment and working conditions on the urban labour markets in Africa: main stylised facts

Part II. Job quality and labour market conditions

2. Underemployment and job mismatch in sub-Saharan Africa

3. Job satisfaction: a measurement of employment quality compared with aspirations in eight African capitals

4. Employment vulnerability and earnings

Part III. The many dimensions of labour market inequalities

5. Education and labour market outcomes in urban West Africa

6. Urban labour market segmentation in WAEMU: a distributional approach

7. Working at retirement age? a comparison of seven West African capitals

8. Domestic work and employment in Africa: what is the trade-off for women?

9. Inequality of opportunities on the urban labour market in West Africa

10. Decomposing gender and ethnic earnings gaps in seven West African cities

Part IV. Some key coping mechanisms and private responses

11. Why migrating, self-selection and returns to education in the WAEMU

12. Returns to returning in West Africa

13. The work-school trade-off among West African children: Are household tasks more compatible with school than economic activities?

14. General conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821397817

0821397818

9780821397824

0821397826

OCLC:

816027516