Liberia - Employment and Pro-Poor Growth

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 916.66 Geography of and travel in Africa
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 328456
• Chủ đề: 1. ACCESS TO EDUCATION; 2. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE; 3. ACCOUNTING; 4. ACTIVE LABOR; 5. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

Tóm tắt

 Fourteen years of civil conflict (1989-2003) have destroyed Liberia's social and economic infrastructure and brought the economy nearly to a halt. Workers who came of age during the conflict are largely unskilled, and the supply of workers exceeds demand by a substantial margin. The negative effects of unemployment, underemployment, and low productivity on economic growth have made employment the most urgent demand of the population and the top priority for Government action. This report offers guidance to the Government of Liberia in its development of a more strategic approach toward increasing productivity and employment, in order to achieve its pro-poor growth objectives. This report includes seven sections: employment is key for poverty reduction
  one in five workers is unemployed or underemployed
  the structure of Liberia's economy limits prospects for formal sector employment
  transformation of the agriculture sector is essential for pro-poor growth
  investment and job growth in the formal sector are constrained by three main factors
  labor-intensive public works programs are necessary for the very poor
  and education and training must be improved to enhance employability.