World of work report 2011 [electronic resource] : making markets work for jobs / International Labour Organization, International Institute for Labour Studies.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Labour Organization.

Contributor:

International Institute for Labour Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Globalization.

Work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Organization, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Published annually by the International Institute for Labour Studies - the research arm of the ILO - the 2011 edition of "World of Work Report" shows that it will not be possible to recover successfully from the Great Recession unless social inequalities are addressed through well-designed policies.

Contents:

Title page; Copyright page; Editorial; Table of contents; Figures; Figure 1.1 Composition of capital inflows to emerging markets; Figure 1.2 Employment growth developments in the most recent period; Figure 1.3 Current employment levels compared to pre-crisis peaks; Figure 1.4 Employment developments in the EU-27 by job type, 2008 to 2011; Figure 1.5 Long-term unemployment and inactivity rates(percentages); Figure 1.6 Employment projections: Advanced economies; Figure 1.7 Employment projections: Emerging economies; Figure 1.8 Employment projections: Developing economies

Figure 1.9 Change in the risk of social unrest between 2006 and 2010 Figure 1.10 People reporting confidence in their national government, 2006 to 2010(percentage point change); Figure 1.11 Change in perception of standard of living getting worse, 2006 to 2010; Figure 1.12 Determinants of social unrest, 2010; Figure 2.1 Capital share and investment developments among non-financial firms; Figure 2.2 Capital share developments by country, 2000 to 2009; Figure 2.3 Evolution of capital shares by type of corporations, 2000 to 2007/09

Figure 2.4 Payouts of non-financial corporations by type,2000 to 2008/09 Figure 2.5 Growth of the share of non-productive income received and retained earnings over gross operating surplus in non-financial corporations, 2000 to 2007/09; Figure 2.6 Investment over total resources received for non-financial corporations, 2000 to 2007; Figure 2.7 Total financial assets of non-financial firms as a share of GDP; Figure 2.8 Rate of unsuccessful loan applications by small- and medium-sized enterprises; Figure 3.1 Trends in wage shares

Figure 3.2 Wage shares, hours worked and wage dispersion by skill level,selected advanced economies Figure 3.3 Financialization and changes in the wage share, 1985 to 2005; Figure 3.4 Changes in minimum wages and wage shares in selected middle- and low-income countries, 1993 to 2005; Figure 3A.1 Ratio of total employees to total employment in different regions; Figure 4.1 Trends in food and oil prices; Figure 4.2 International and domestic wheat prices; Figure 4.3 Share of food expenditure in total household income, developing countries

Figure 4.4 Net poverty effects of a 10 per cent and 30 per cent food price increase Figure 4.5 Employment impact of food price increases among low-income earners; Figure producers of staple foods in 2005; Figure 4.7 Food prices and commodity markets, in billion US; Figure 4.8 Total returns from commodity index funds; Figure 5.1 Government revenues, expenditures and deficits in advanced countries; Figure 5.2 Government revenues, expenditures and deficits in emerging countries; Figure 5.3 Sources of revenue; Figure 5.4 Top personal income tax rate - world average

Figure 5.5 Trends in corporate tax rates

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

92-9014-975-2

OCLC:

778340033