Working hard, working poor a global journey

Fields, Gary S

Working hard, working poor a global journey - New York Oxford University Press 2012 - ix,230p. ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220) and index.

How the poorer half works -- A life's journey -- A problem of enormous proportions -- Four workers' stories -- How the poor are working -- Labor markets in a globalized world -- Helping the poor earn their way out of poverty -- Setting objectives, facing tradeoffs -- Growth, trade, and aid -- Harnessing the energies of private companies -- Labor market policies for generating more wage employment -- Increasing self-employment earnings -- Taking action -- What can you do?

9780199794645

2011016742


Working poor--Developing countries.
Labor market--Developing countries.

HC59.72.P6 / F54 2012

331.54091724 / FI-W

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