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Informationen zum Autor Albert Berry Klappentext Paraguay's failure in employment creation is mainly the result of a number of structural weaknesses. This study aims to contribute to improved policy making by analyzing the source of the problems and providing policy recommendations. Zusammenfassung Most developing countries face significant and sometimes dramatic challenges in generating stable jobs that provide reasonable incomes and decent working conditions Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction -Albert Berry 1 Elements of an Employment Strategy for Paraguay -Albert Berry 2 Labor Market Functioning in Paraguay -Guillermo Garcia-Huidobro 3 The Role of Agriculture -Albert Berry 4 Farm Size-Productivity Relationships in Paraguay's Agricultural Sector -Ricardo Toledo 5 Potential and Future of Paraguayan Family Farming -Luis A. Galeano 6 Industry and MSMEs in Paraguay: Their Potential for the Creation of Remunerative Employment -Albert Berry 7 Patterns of Productivity Enhancement in Small and Medium Enterprises: "Higher-Order" Upgrading -Nichola Lowe 8 Growth and Technological Modernization -Jorge Katz, Melissa Birch, and Nimia Torres 9 The Challenge to the Educational and Training System in Paraguay -Ernesto Schiefelbein 10 Macroeconomic Policy -Albert Berry and Dionisio Borda 11 The Role of International Trade in Growth and Employment Generation in Paraguay -Fernando Masi and Francisco Ruiz Diaz 12 Paraguay's Financial System and Employment Creation -Albert Berry with Jorge Schreiner 13 Political Economy of Policymaking in Paraguay -Andrew Nickson 14 Recent Reforms: Results and Challenges -Dionisio Borda 15 Recommendations -Albert Berry Index
