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Lao Development Report 2014 : Expanding Productive Empoloyment for Broad-Based Growth

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-09T17:54:23Z
dc.date.available2015-03-09T17:54:23Z
dc.date.issued2014-10
dc.description.abstractRecent media reports of a perceived skills problem in Lao PDR have spurred an intense focus on skills development initiatives. Alarming media coverage of rising wages and complaints among firms of a shortage of skilled workers has raised concerns over whether Lao workers are equipped with the skills sought by firms. The Government and other partners have responded by channeling more resources to skills development, for example with investments in vocational training facilities to train more workers. This report argues that the workforce problems which Lao PDR faces do not only stem from problems in the education sector. Looking only to skills development as a solution would not address the fundamental problems constraining economic growth, employment creation, and poverty reduction. Creating an environment conducive for farm and non-farm businesses to make investments and grow remains an essential first step for skills development. As World Bank (2004) states, Training does not create jobs. Skills are a derived demand and that demand depends on policies for growth and employment creation.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/23910097/lao-development-report-2014
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/21555
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21555
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBASIC LITERACY
dc.subjectCHEMICAL FERTILIZERS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectDEFLATORS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectECONOMIC BOOM
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SITUATION
dc.subjectEXPANDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINDING EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN WORKERS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP DEFLATOR
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGH WAGE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subjectLABOR MOVEMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGE
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING WAGES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNON-FARM SECTOR
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectPRICE CEILINGS
dc.subjectPRICE CONTROLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAINS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPSE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSKILLS ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRAINING MATERIALS
dc.subjectTRAINING SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SCHOOL
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE INCREASES
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE SKILLS
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.titleLao Development Report 2014 : Expanding Productive Empoloyment for Broad-Based Growthen
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okr.date.disclosure2015-01-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:00:22.161440Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Economic Updates and Modeling
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/23910097/lao-development-report-2014
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
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okr.guid945181468272102947
okr.guid287861468046839296
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000470435_20150128112903
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum23910097
okr.identifier.reportACS9577
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/01/28/000470435_20150128112903/Rendered/PDF/ACS95770WP0Box0LIC00LDR0FINAL0Jan16.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryLao People's Democratic Republic
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Public administration- Education
okr.sectorEducation
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeEconomic management :: Analysis of economic growth
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Improving labor markets
okr.themeHuman development :: Education for all
okr.themeHuman development :: Education for the knowledge economy
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitSocial Protect & Labor - GP (GSPDR)
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