Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: jobs, incomes, boosting, outlook, employment, oecd
Number of Pages: 282
Published: 2006
ISBN-10: 9264023844
ISBN-13: 9789264023840

OECD countries have to improve labour market performance to increase living standards as an ageing population may put considerable downward pressure on economic growth in the coming decades. What is needed is a comprehensive reform strategy to raise employment and help workers earn higher incomes. This requires action on many fronts including taxation, employment regulations, welfare benefits, wages, product-market competition and macroeconomic policy. Which reforms have been successful? Do they necessarily imply lower social protection or more insecurity? This book provides answers to these q

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develop
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: baltic, countries, policies, development, rural, agricultural
Number of Pages: 305
Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN-10: 9264104283
ISBN-13: 9789264104280

Socio-economic concerns regarding low incomes and high unemployment in rural areas are particularly pronounced in the countries of the Baltic region, newly emerged from the transition process and now preparing for EU accession. This publication contains papers presented at an OECD seminar, held in Estonia in June 2003, to discuss issues relating to agriculture and rural development policies, rural incomes and labour mobility in the region. It includes a number of country reports on the current situation and trends in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as differences in developments between

Author: Unknown
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: incomes, changes, responsive, undernutrition
Number of Pages: 50
Published:
eBookDB-ID: GGKEY:777A

Author: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: baltic, countries, policies, development, rural, agricultural
Number of Pages: 305
Published: 2003-09-24
ISBN-10: 9264104291
ISBN-13: 9789264104297

Low incomes and high unemployment in rural areas are issues of concern to policy makers in all countries. With the ongoing structural adjustment in primary agriculture employment opportunities are diminishing, while off-farm employment in rural areas is growing, albeit gradually. This development has important economic, social and political implications with respect to establishing a vibrant and sustainable environment. These issues are particularly pronounced in the Baltic countries, which have recently emerged from a particularly gruelling transition process and are preparing for their integ

Author: John Baffes
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: protection, subsidization, agricultural, incomes, prices
Number of Pages: 21
Published: 1997
eBookDB-ID: GGKEY:B1P3

Author: Erika Harrell
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: crime, violent, victims, black
Number of Pages: 12
Published: 2011-01
ISBN-10: 1437924239
ISBN-13: 9781437924237

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. During the 5-year period from 2001 to 2005, comparative non-fatal violent victimizations showed: Black males were more vulnerable to violent victimization than black females; Younger blacks were generally more likely than older blacks to be victims of violence; Blacks in households with lower annual incomes were at a greater risk of violence than those in households with higher annual incomes; Blacks living in urban areas were more likely than those in suburban or rural areas to be victims of violence. Black victims of homicide w

Author: Nancy R. Kingsbury
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: cattle, prices, models, explain, improve, usda, economic
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2001-02
ISBN-10: 0756733936
ISBN-13: 9780756733933

Reviews economic models, especially treatment of competition, marketing practices, and international trade effects on U.S. cattle prices and producers' incomes. The report addresses 3 questions: To what extent do these models incorporate structural changes -- specifically, market concentration in the meatpacking sector and the use of marketing agreements, forward contracts, and imports?; What are the most important factors that affect cattle prices and producers' incomes?; and What are the most significant data and modeling issues to be considered in developing a more comprehensive model, or l