Greece : productive jobs for Greece.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

International Labour Office.

Series:

Studies in Growth with Equity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employment agencies--Greece.

Employment agencies.

Industrial promotion--Greece.

Industrial promotion.

Sustainable development--Greece.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva, Switzerland : International Labour Office, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report identifies emergency measures to address the most pressing needs of vulnerable groups, notably youth and jobless households. It also shows that a comprehensive strategy, involving action at the European level, would contribute to placing the Greek economy on a sustainable growth path.

Contents:

FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; BOXES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND KEY POLICY OPTIONS; CHAPTER 1: ECONOMIC AND LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS; INTRODUCTION; A. MACROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS; Figure 1.1 GDP growth in selected EU countries; Figure 1.2 Public deficit and debt; Figure 1.3 Share of exports outside the euro area out of total exports; Figure 1.4 Share of exports by main products out of total exports; B. LABOUR MARKET PERFORMANCE; Figure 1.5 Change in employment by occupational category and workforce skill level

Figure 1.6 Growth rate of employment by professional statusFigure 1.7 Employment by type of contract; Figure 1.8 Unemployment rate by sex, age and educational level; Table 1.1 Main economic, labour market and social indicators in Greece and EU-28; Box 1.1 Labour market indicators for Greece in Q2 2014; Figure 1.9 Long-term unemployment rate; C. SOCIAL CHALLENGES; Figure 1.10 Share of the population at risk of poverty and social exclusion; D. CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2: COMPETITIVENESS, INVESTMENT AND FIRM DYNAMISM; INTRODUCTION; A. PRE-CRISIS MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCES

Figure 2.1 GDP growth and its decomposition in the pre-crisis periodFigure 2.2 Resource gap by institutional sector; Box 2.1 The Economic Adjustment Programme in Greece; Figure 2.3 Investment trends in select countries; B. PRODUCTIVITY, COMPETITIVENESS AND EXTERNAL DEMAND; Figure 2.4 Growth rate of ULC by main component; Figure 2.5 Decomposition of changes in ULC-REER between 1999 and 2009; Box 2.2 Measuring competitiveness: A multidimensional approach; Figure 2.6 Annual contribution to labour productivity by sector; Figure 2.7 Greek export quality in a comparative perspective

Figure 2.8 Economic complexity index in selected economies*Box 2.3 Economic complexity and sustained growth; C. FIRM STRUCTURE AND BARRIERS TO GROWTH; Figure 2.9 Share of employment by firm size, 2012; Figure 2.10 Change in employment by firm size; Figure 2.11 Product market regulation indicator, 2008-2013; Figure 2.12 Tax wedge on labour cost, single worker with average income, 2013; D. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS; Box 2.4 Starting a business:; Box 2.5 Recent measures to promote; Figure 2.13 Distribution of EIB funding in select countries, 2009 - 2014; REFERENCES

CHAPTER 3: EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION AND JOB QUALITYINTRODUCTION; A. EMPLOYMENT COMPOSITION: PRE-CRISIS TRENDS AND ISSUES; Figure 3.1 Temporary and part-time employment; Figure 3.2 Self-employment as a share of total employment among select countries, 2007; B. EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION: RECENT REFORMS AND PRELIMINARY EFFECTS; Box 3.1 Legislation on collective dismissals:; Figure 3.3 Composition of new employment contracts, 2009 - 2013; Table 3.1 Incidence of involuntary workers in temporary; C. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS; Box 3.2 Promoting declared employment; REFERENCES

CHAPTER 4: ECONOMIC SECURITY: ROLE OF SOCIAL PROTECTION IN TIMES OF CRISIS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibiliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 16, 2015).

ISBN:

92-2-129154-5

OCLC:

902958081