Export-led development, employment and gender in the era of globalization

Naoko. Otobe

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: The paper explores the viability of such an export-led development strategy in terms of its contribution to the creation of more and better jobs in general, and the gender dimensions thereof. It reviews gender dimensions of overall global employment trends with a focus on selected key labour market indicators and the impact of export-led strategy on employment and labour.

Keywords: precarious employment; informal employment; women workers; gender and development; export; globalization; case study; emploi précaire; emploi informel; travailleuses; genre et développement; exportation; mondialisation; étude de cas; empleo precario; empleo informal; trabajadoras; género y desarrollo; exportación; globalización; estudio de casos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2015
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