Inclusive growth and productive employment in Zambia

Claire Harasty; Miranda Kwong; Per Ronnås

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Inclusive growth and productive employment in Zambia

Claire Harasty, Miranda Kwong and Per Ronnås

Employment working paper, no. 179, ILO

2015

Abstract

employment creation

economic growth

poverty alleviation

economic development

labour force

demographic aspect

data analysis

Zambia

The study identifies the main causes of the disconnect between economic growth on the one hand and productive employment creation and poverty reduction on the other, and the main challenges that need to be addressed to set the country on a path of job-rich and inclusive development.

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Title: Inclusive growth and productive employment in Zambia
Creators: Claire Harasty
Miranda Kwong
Per Ronnås
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Employment Policy Department.
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2015
Series: Employment working paper; no. 179
Number of pages: xiii, 82 p. :statistics
ISSN: 1999-2939.
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995218595702676
Table of contents: The national development strategy and the need for productive employment -- Economic development -- Demographic dynamics and human resources development -- Poverty and inequality -- Labour force dynamics and employment characteristics -- Creation and access to productive employment: a sector analysis -- Main conclusions and policy recommendations.