Gabonese Republic Report on Growth and Employment : Paving the Way toward Inclusive Growth

In 2009 the Gabonese authorities defined a new vision whose strategic guidelines are detailed in an operational plan, the strategic plan for an emerging Gabon (PSGE) whose goal is to turn Gabon into an emerging country within one generation. PSGE includes an ambitious public investment program to develop basic infrastructure and to create the necessary economic environment for the emergence of a diversified economy. The major challenge for PSGE, and how it can be different from previous development plans, will be to become a growth model that is both sustainable and inclusive, leading to a significant improvement in the revenue and living conditions of all Gabonese people. This report is a contribution to the debate on how to achieve this goal. It was developed as part of the implementation of a new World Bank intervention strategy in Gabon wherein competitiveness and employment is the first pillar. It identifies the main obstacles to the low impact of economic growth on employment in Gabon and makes recommendations that will foster dialogue between the World Bank and the Gabonese authorities on the subject. The report is divided into three parts: (i) an analysis of Gabons economic performance since the independence and its effect on employment, (ii) an analysis of the main characteristics of the labor market, and (iii) a review of the main obstacles to job creation. The conclusion recommends some options for reforming the labor market as well as the legal and institutional framework for employment promotion in Gabon.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013-06
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, AGE GROUP, AGGREGATE DEMAND, AGRICULTURE, AVERAGE WAGE, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BLUEPRINT, BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS, BUSINESS LAW, CAPITAL MARKETS, CENSUS OF POPULATION, COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, COMPETITIVENESS, DEBT, DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS, DEVALUATION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DISCOURAGED WORKERS, DISEASES, DROPOUT, EARLY MARRIAGES, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION LEVELS, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EMPLOYABILITY, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT LEVEL, EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT POLICY, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION, EMPLOYMENT TRENDS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURE, EXPORTS, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FISCAL POLICY, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN LABOR, FULL EMPLOYMENT, FUTURE GENERATIONS, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GENDER, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION, GROWTH PROJECTIONS, GROWTH RATE, HEALTH INSURANCE, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMMIGRANT, IMMIGRANTS, IMMIGRATION, IMPACT OF EDUCATION, INCOME, INCOME LEVELS, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATIONS, INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES, INTERNATIONAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INVENTORIES, JOB CREATION, JOB MARKET, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB PLACEMENT, JOB SEEKERS, JOBLESS GROWTH, JOBS, LABOR CODE, LABOR COSTS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR LAW, LABOR LAWS, LABOR LEGISLATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION, LABOR MARKET INTERMEDIATION, LABOR ORGANIZATION, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LABOR UNIONS, LABORERS, LAND TENURE, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVING CONDITIONS, MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION, MANUAL LABOR, MATERIAL RESOURCES, MINIMUM WAGE, MOTIVATION, NATIONAL AUTHORITIES, NATIONAL DIALOGUE, NATIONAL ECONOMY, NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONAL STRATEGY, NATIONALS, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, OPPORTUNITY COST, PER CAPITA INCOME, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION STRUCTURE, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SOURCE, PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTORS, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION FUNCTION, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTION RATES, PRODUCTIVE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROGRESS, PUBLIC DEMAND, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCE, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, REAL GDP, REAL INCOME, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POPULATION, SCHOOL STUDENTS, SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEVERANCE PAY, SKILLED LABOR, SOCIAL CONFLICT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL UNREST, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING MATERIALS, TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TEMPORARY WORK, TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, TRADE BALANCE, TRAINING CENTERS, TRAINING POLICY, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING SUPPLY, TRAINING SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POPULATIONS, VALUE ADDED, VOCATIONAL COURSES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABILITY, WAGE POLICY, WAGES, WATER RESOURCES, WEALTH, WORK FORCE, WORKER, WORKERS, WORKING POPULATION, YOUNG PEOPLE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/24381229/gabonese-republic-report-growth-employment-paving-way-toward-inclusive-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21974
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