Confronting economic insecurity in Africa

Rajendra Paratian; Sukti Dasgupta

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Confronting economic insecurity in Africa

Rajendra Paratian and Sukti Dasgupta

ILO

2004

Abstract

employment security

social security

unemployment

poverty

low income

basic needs

household income

low wages

labour flexibility

HIV/AIDS

child labour

older people

Africa south of Sahara

Ethiopia

Ghana

South Africa

Tanzania

Focuses on three themes: the prevalence of basic socio-economic security, informalization and labour market security and the increasing marginalization of vulnerable groups.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

Source: SDGs in the Output

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Title: Confronting economic insecurity in Africa
Creators: Rajendra Paratian (Author)
Sukti Dasgupta (Author)
Contributors: InFocus Programme on Socio-Economic Security
ILO Country Office for the United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Publisher: ILO; Dar es Salaam
Date published: 2004
Number of pages: vi, 445 p. :
Language: English
Asset Type: book
Record Identifier: 995374991002676