Liberia - Employment and Pro-Poor Growth

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:25:54Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:25:54Z
dc.date	2010-11-29
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:44:53Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:44:53Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110121011323
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2966
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243320
dc.description	Fourteen years of civil conflict (1989-2003) have destroyed Liberia's social and economic infrastructure and brought the economy nearly to a halt. Workers who came of age during the conflict are largely unskilled, and the supply of workers exceeds demand by a substantial margin. The negative effects of unemployment, underemployment, and low productivity on economic growth have made employment the most urgent demand of the population and the top priority for Government action. This report offers guidance to the Government of Liberia in its development of a more strategic approach toward increasing productivity and employment, in order to achieve its pro-poor growth objectives. This report includes seven sections: employment is key for poverty reduction; one in five workers is unemployed or underemployed; the structure of Liberia's economy limits prospects for formal sector employment; transformation of the agriculture sector is essential for pro-poor growth; investment and job growth in the formal sector are constrained by three main factors; labor-intensive public works programs are necessary for the very poor; and education and training must be improved to enhance employability.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subject	ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subject	AGE GROUP
dc.subject	AGRARIAN REFORMS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL YIELDS
dc.subject	BOTH SEXES
dc.subject	CASH CROP
dc.subject	CASH CROPS
dc.subject	CIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subject	CIVIL WAR
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL CROPS
dc.subject	CONFLICT
dc.subject	CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subject	CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject	CORRELATES OF POVERTY
dc.subject	CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject	DATA QUALITY
dc.subject	DISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	DISPLACEMENT
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	EARNING
dc.subject	ECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYABILITY
dc.subject	EMPLOYEE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PATTERN
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	FARM INCOMES
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	FIRM SIZE
dc.subject	FOOD CROPS
dc.subject	FOOD IMPORTS
dc.subject	FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject	FOOD POLICY
dc.subject	FOOD PRICE
dc.subject	FOOD PRICES
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY
dc.subject	FOOD SERVICES
dc.subject	GENDER INEQUITIES
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HIGH WAGES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	IMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	INFORMAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	INFORMAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject	INFORMATION SERVICES
dc.subject	INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subject	INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	JOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	LABOR CODE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LABOUR
dc.subject	LAND PREPARATION
dc.subject	LAND RIGHTS
dc.subject	LAND SIZE
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	MALE COUNTERPARTS
dc.subject	MARITAL STATUS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGE
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	MODERNIZATION
dc.subject	MOTIVATION
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	NATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NOMINAL WAGES
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	OCCUPATION
dc.subject	OLDER ADULTS
dc.subject	OLDER WORKERS
dc.subject	PAYING JOBS
dc.subject	PEACE
dc.subject	PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	POLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POOR FARMERS
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	POPULATION GROUPS
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POPULATION SIZE
dc.subject	POVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subject	POVERTY PROFILE
dc.subject	POVERTY RATES
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY
dc.subject	PRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	REAL WAGES
dc.subject	REFUGEES
dc.subject	RURAL
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	RURAL INCOMES
dc.subject	RURAL LABOR
dc.subject	RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY
dc.subject	RURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	SAFETY
dc.subject	SAFETY NET
dc.subject	SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SECURITY SITUATION
dc.subject	SERVANTS
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject	SERVICE SECTORS
dc.subject	SIGNIFICANT POLICY
dc.subject	SKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	SMALL BUSINESS
dc.subject	SOCIAL ACTION
dc.subject	SOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	SOCIAL FUNDS
dc.subject	SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	SPOUSE
dc.subject	STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE
dc.subject	STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY
dc.subject	TARGETING
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TOTAL LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	UNDER EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED LABOR
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subject	UNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	WAGE RATE
dc.subject	WAR
dc.subject	WATER FOR IRRIGATION
dc.subject	WELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WORK FORCE
dc.subject	WORKER
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORKFORCE
dc.subject	WORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	WORKING HOURS
dc.subject	WORKING POOR
dc.subject	WORKING POPULATION
dc.subject	YOUNG MEN
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.title	Liberia - Employment and Pro-Poor Growth
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	West Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Liberia