The labor force in economic development : a comparison of international census data, 1946-1966 / John D. Durand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Durand, John Dana, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor supply--Developing countries.

Labor supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1975.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores growth and structural change in the labor force that accompany economic development. It reports on labor force characteristics in one hundred countries around the world, a project of the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Based on a world-wide compilation of labor force and population statistics of censuses taken during 1946-1966, it presents previously inaccessible data on sex and age patterns of participation in economic activities, the size of the labor force in proportion to population, and changes in these areas associated with economic development. Patterns related to the level and speed of development, the structure of employment, urbanization, and age structure of population are defined. Conclusions are offered with regard to changing participation by women, young people, and the elderly.Originally published in 1976.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

One. Introduction

Two. Measures of Labor Force Dimensions

Three. Regional Patterns

Four. Economic Development and Relative Size of the Labor Force

Five. The Decrease of Participation by Males in the Labor Force in the Process of Economic Development

Six. Changes in Women's Participation in the Labor Force in the Process of Economic Development

Seven. Review of Principal Findings

Appendices

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-64463-2

0-691-61750-3

1-4008-6814-9

OCLC:

933516198