Job-rich Growth in Asia: Strategies for Local Employment, Skills Development and Social Protection

• Publication date: April 2011

A joint OECD/ILO initiative, this book analyses local approaches in Asia to modernise labour markets and skills strategies and shows how local recovery is taking place through a combination of policy measures on employment creation, skills development and social protection....

A joint OECD/ILO initiative, this book analyses local approaches in Asia to modernise labour markets and skills strategies and shows how local recovery is taking place through a combination of policy measures on employment creation, skills development and social protection.

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Part 1. Asia’s macroeconomic setting and policy implications
Chapter 1. Building a new model in developing Asia
Chapter 2. Economic recovery and labour market adjustment in developing Asia
Part 2. Job recovery and growth: The role of government and local stakeholders
Chapter 3. What role for local governments and stakeholders in an inclusive job-rich recovery?
Chapter 4. From national to local, from local to national: Towards greater policy coherence and effectiveness
Chapter 5. Realising a job-rich recovery: Strategies for local job creation, skills development and social protection