Towards Full and Decent Employment - Couverture rigide

Nations, United

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 184277882X ISBN 13 : 9781842778821

Editeur : Zed Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

While the international community has made a commitment to achieve full employment and decent work for all, this goal seems ever more distant in view of recent trends such as growing unemployment and underemployment, the phenomenon of 'jobless growth', the increasing 'casualization' of employment relations, the promotion of labour flexibility at the expense of welfare security, de-industrialization and the continued decline of peasant agriculture. Revisiting some familiar terrain with new lenses, this ground-breaking book seeks fresh solutions. Employment creation is seen as the key link in ensuring that economic growth contributes to poverty reduction, with management of technological change playing a crucial role. While the trend towards greater labour flexibility seems irresistible, recent experience provides some options for also ensuring decent work and economic security. This book illustrates how alternative macroeconomic policy priorities can alleviate the employment problems exacerbated by financial liberalization. It explores new approaches to social security, the informal economy, the welfare state and rural employment in Africa.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jomo K. S. is Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development based in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations Secretariat. José Antonio Ocampo was United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs from September 2003 until June 2007. He is currently a Professor at Columbia University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zed Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184277882X
• ISBN 13: 9781842778821
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 411
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible