East Asia Pacific at work : employment, enterprise, and well-being (Vol. 1 of 2) : Summary (Thai)

The contribution of work to growth and household well-being is a growing concern in East Asia Pacific. The labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) in several countries in the region has been declining. Specific problems include high youth inactivity and unemployment, rising inequality, and binding skills shortages. A key underlying issue is widespread economic informality, which increases household vulnerability to shocks, limits the tax base...

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Author

Nguyen,Trang Van;

Packard,Truman G.;
Document Date
2014/05/23
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
88174
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
2 (See all volumes)
Country
East Asia and Pacific,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2014/05/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Summary
Keywords
Agriculture

Language

Thai

Rel. Proj ID

4E-EAP Jobs AAA Program -- P129623

Major Sector

FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

FY17 - Social Protection

FY17 - Public Administration

FY17 - Education

Theme

FY17 - Fiscal Policy,FY17 - Labor Market Institutions,FY17 - Fiscal sustainability,FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Other Excluded Groups,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement,FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs,FY17 - Green Growth,FY17 - Social Safety Nets,FY17 - Public Expenditure Policy,FY17 - Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification,FY17 - Macro-financial policies,FY17 - Tax policy,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs,FY17 - External Finance,FY17 - Macroeconomic Resilience,FY17 - Social Inclusion,FY17 - Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Monetary and Credit Policies,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building

Sector

FY17 - Other Industry, Trade and Services,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Other Education,FY17 - Other Public Administration

Historic Topics

Finance and Financial Sector Development, Health, Nutrition and Population, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Social Protections and Labor,

Historic SubTopics

Banks & Banking Reform, Economic Theory & Research, Labor Markets, Labor Policies, Population Policies,

Unit Owning

EFI-EAP-MTI-MacroFiscal-1 (EEAM1)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

World Bank East Asia and Pacific regional report;

Digital Object Identifier

10.1596/978-1-4648-0004-7

Product Line

Economic and Sector Work

Citation

Nguyen,Trang Van; Packard,Truman G..

East Asia Pacific at work : employment, enterprise, and well-being (Vol. 1 of 2) : Summary (Thai). World Bank East Asia and Pacific regional report Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/989771468245428629

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