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Although labour is usually the unique asset upon which poor people
can make a living, little is known about the functioning of labour
markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this volume is to
contribute to the building of knowledge in this area. In this book,
the authors use a unique set of identical and simultaneous labour
force surveys conducted in seven capitals of Western Africa, as
well as in some other African countries (Cameroon, Madagascar,
Democratic Republic of Congo) in the 2000s. They present innovative
and original results on how people are faring in these labour
markets, using up-to-date econometric and statistical methods.
Because so little is known about labour markets in the region, each
chapter starts with detailed descriptive statistics that aim to
shed light onto specific aspects of African urban labour markets.
Comparisons between the ten cities are systematically carried out.
Descriptive sections are followed by in-depth analyses on various
issues. The book is divided into four parts that examine 13 topics.
Part I presents the main stylised facts, which are investigated
further in a more analytical way throughout the volume. Part II
focuses on job quality and labour market conditions, such as
unemployment and underemployment, vulnerability, and job
satisfaction. Part III explores the many dimensions of labour
market inequalities through various lenses, such as returns on
education, segmentation, life-cycle inequality (with a particular
focus on old age), inter-generational mobility, time related
inequality, and gender and ethnic earnings discrimination. Part IV
addresses some key coping mechanisms and private responses, with a
focus on migration and child labour. The book concludes with
recommendations for future research.
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