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040			_aTR-AnTOB _beng _cTR-AnTOB
041			_aeng
050		4	_aHD8720.5 _b.P33 2014
090			_aHD8720.5 _b.P33 2014
100	1		_aPackard, Truman G. _9108452
245	1	0	_aEast Asia Pacific at work : _bemployment, enterprise, and well-being / _cTruman G., Packard ; Trang Van Nguyen.
264		1	_aWashington : _bWorld Bank, _c[2014]
264		4	_c©2014.
300			_axxxvi, 259 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c27 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aMachine generated contents note: Part I -- 1. Introduction and Road Map -- The context for work in East Asia Pacific -- Has growth in East Asia Pacific been "jobless"? -- Road map to the report -- Note -- References -- 2. The Demand for and Supply of Labor and Human Capital -- The demand for work: A profile from firm surveys -- A profile of the labor force in East Asia Pacific: Who is working and where? -- Note --References -- Spotlight 1 Work in the Informal Economy -- What is the informal economy? -- Why does it matter? -- How is informal employment measured? -- Informal employment in East Asia Pacific -- Notes -- References -- 3. Is Work in East Asia Pacific Transformational? Greater Productivity, Living Standards, and Social Cohesion -- Work and productivity -- Work and living standards -- Work and social cohesion -- Conclusion: Do not take the transformative role of work for granted -- Notes -- References -- Part II 4. The Fundamentals -- Prices and exchange rates -- Public spending and taxation -- An enabling environment for enterprise? -- Are the "fundamentals" in East Asia Pacific pro-work? -- Annex 4A Supplementary data for chapter 4 -- Notes -- References -- 5. Building Human Capital -- Progress in health and education -- Supply, demand, and skills gaps -- Why do skills gaps exist and persist? -- Policy priorities and examples of success in skills development -- Notes -- References -- 6. Labor Market Regulations, Interventions, and Institutions -- Regulations -- Interventions -- Institutions: Organized labor in East Asia Pacific -- The impact of labor policy on work and earnings -- Conclusions -- Annex 6A Supplementary Tables -- Notes -- References -- Part III -- 7. Priority Policy Challenges to Well-being from Work in East Asia Pacific -- The "jobs challenges" typology --Country categorization by level of development -- Country categorization by demographics -- Country categorization by endowments Country categorization by institutional factors -- Implications for policy makers concerned about work -- Notes -- References -- Spotlight 2 Past Jobs Strategies in East Asia: Could They Work Today? -- What exactly are employment -- or jobs -- strategies? -- East Asia's experience with employment strategies -- Are these strategies viable for emerging East Asia Pacific countries now? -- Note -- References -- 8. Well-being from Work in the Pacific Island Countries --Employment challenges of the small Pacific island countries -- Five employment priorities _afor Pacific island countries -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 9. A Region at a Crossroads -- What should an employment strategy set out to achieve? -- Remove biases that hurt working people -- Make labor regulation and social protection work for all working people -- Take proactive measures to address remaining failures and capture externalities -- Why should this approach to crafting employment strategies appeal to governments in East Asia Pacific?.
650		0	_aWell-being _zPacific Area _9108453
650		0	_aLabor _zPacific Area _9108459
650		0	_aWell-being _zEast Asia _9108454
650		0	_aInformal sector (Economics) _zPacific Area _9108455
650		0	_aInformal sector (Economics) _zEast Asia _9108456
650		0	_aManpower policy _zEast Asia _9108458
650		0	_aLabor _zEast Asia _9108460
651		0	_aPacific Area _xEconomic policy _9108457
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