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050 0 0 _aHD8720.5
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100 1 _aPackard, Truman G.,
_d1972-
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245 1 0 _aEast Asia Pacific at work :
_bemployment, enterprise, and well-being /
_cTruman G. Packard, Trang Van Nguyen.
264 1 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bThe World Bank,
_cc2014.
300 _a1 online resource (xxxvi, 259 pages) :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c27 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _adata file
_2rda
380 _aBibliography
490 1 _aWorld Bank East Asia and Pacific regional report
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 0 _g4.
_tThe Fundamentals --
_tPrices and exchange rates --
_tPublic spending and taxation --
_tAn enabling environment for enterprise? --
_tAre the "fundamentals" in East Asia Pacific pro-work? --
_tAnnex 4A Supplementary data for chapter 4 --
_tNotes --
_tReferences --
_g5.
_tBuilding Human Capital --
_tProgress in health and education --
_tSupply, demand, and skills gaps --
_tWhy do skills gaps exist and persist? --
_tPolicy priorities and examples of success in skills development --
_tNotes --
_tReferences --
_g6.
_tLabor Market Regulations, Interventions, and Institutions --
_tRegulations --
_tInterventions --
_tInstitutions: Organized labor in East Asia Pacific --
_tThe impact of labor policy on work and earnings --
_tConclusions --
_tAnnex 6A Supplementary Tables --
_tNotes --
_tReferences --
_tPart III --
_g7.
_tPriority Policy Challenges to Well-being from Work in East Asia Pacific --
_tThe "jobs challenges" typology --
_tCountry categorization by level of development --
_tCountry categorization by demographics --
_tCountry categorization by endowments
505 0 0 _gMachine generated contents note:
_tPart I --
_g1.
_tIntroduction and Road Map --
_tThe context for work in East Asia Pacific --
_tHas growth in East Asia Pacific been "jobless"? --
_tRoad map to the report --
_tNote --
_tReferences --
_g2.
_tThe Demand for and Supply of Labor and Human Capital --
_tThe demand for work: A profile from firm surveys --
_tA profile of the labor force in East Asia Pacific: Who is working and where? --
_tNote --
_tReferences --
_gSpotlight 1
_tWork in the Informal Economy --
_tWhat is the informal economy? --
_tWhy does it matter? --
_tHow is informal employment measured? --
_tInformal employment in East Asia Pacific --
_tNotes --
_tReferences --
_g3.
_tIs Work in East Asia Pacific Transformational? Greater Productivity, Living Standards, and Social Cohesion --
_tWork and productivity --
_tWork and living standards --
_tWork and social cohesion --
_tConclusion: Do not take the transformative role of work for granted --
_tNotes --
_tReferences --
_tPart II
505 0 0 _tCountry categorization by institutional factors --
_tImplications for policy makers concerned about work --
_tNotes --
_tReferences --
_gSpotlight 2
_tPast Jobs Strategies in East Asia: Could They Work Today? --
_tWhat exactly are employment -- or jobs -- strategies? --
_tEast Asia's experience with employment strategies --
_tAre these strategies viable for emerging East Asia Pacific countries now? --
_tNote --
_tReferences --
_g8.
_tWell-being from Work in the Pacific Island Countries --
_tEmployment challenges of the small Pacific island countries --
_tFive employment priorities for Pacific island countries --
_tConclusions --
_tNotes --
_tReferences --
_g9.
_tA Region at a Crossroads --
_tWhat should an employment strategy set out to achieve? --
_tRemove biases that hurt working people --
_tMake labor regulation and social protection work for all working people --
_tTake proactive measures to address remaining failures and capture externalities --
_tWhy should this approach to crafting employment strategies appeal to governments in East Asia Pacific?.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aInformal sector (Economics)
_zEast Asia.
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650 0 _aInformal sector (Economics)
_zPacific Area.
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650 0 _aLabor
_zEast Asia.
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650 0 _aLabor
_zPacific Area.
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650 0 _aManpower policy
_zEast Asia.
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650 0 _aManpower policy
_zPacific Area.
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650 0 _aWell-being
_zEast Asia.
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650 0 _aWell-being
_zPacific Area.
_923635
651 0 _aEast Asia
_xEconomic conditions
_y21st century.
_923636
651 0 _aEast Asia
_xEconomic policy.
_923637
651 0 _aPacific Area
_xEconomic conditions
_y21st century.
_923638
651 0 _aPacific Area
_xEconomic policy.
_923639
700 1 _aNguyen, Trang Van.
_923640
776 0 8 _aPrint Version:
_z9781464800047
830 0 _aWorld Bank e-Library.
_923641
830 0 _aWorld Bank East Asia and Pacific regional report.
_923642
856 4 0 _uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0004-7
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