Labour Markets, Poverty, and Development [Hardcover]

Labour, Poverty, and Developmentprovides rigorous economic analysis with the necessary theoretical underpinnings, detailing the causes, effects, and implications of the current situation in the developing world. Bringing together some of the world's foremost experts on development, the volume concentrates on three main areas: the relationship between employment, growth, and trade; the growth of urban labor; and the position in rural areas.

Introduction,Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Riccardo Faini, and Giovanni Zanalda
Part I: Growth, Trade Policy, and Employment
1. Growth and Employment in Developing Countries: Where do We Stand?,Enzo Grilli and Giovanni Zanalda
2. Trade Liberalization, Employment, and Wages: A Critical Approach,Valpy K. Fitzgerald and Giorgio Perosino
3. Risk and Migration,Francesco Daveri and Riccardo Faini
Part II: Industry and Urban Labour
4. V-Goods and the Role of the Urban Informal Sector in Development,Gustav Ranis and Frances Stewart
5. Promoting the Strong or Supporting the Weak? Technological Gaps and Segmented Labour Markets in Sub-Saharan African Industry,Giorgio Barba Navaretti
6. Does the Labour Market Explain Lower Female Schooling? Evidence from Three African Countries,Simon Appleton, John Hoddinott, Pramila Krishnan, and Kerry Max
Part III: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Labour
7. Labour Allocation under Baochan,Minquan Liu
8. Nutritional Status, the capacity for Work, and Poverty Traps,Partha Dasgupta
Introduction,Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Riccardo Faini, and Giovanni Zanalda
Part I: Growth, Trade Policy, and Employment
1. Growth and Employment in Developing Countries: Where do We Stand?,Enzo Grilli and Giovanni Zanalda
2. Trade Liberalization, Employment, and Wages: A Critical Approach,Valpy K. Filˆ