Pathways from Jobs to Social Cohesion

There is growing recognition that access to good jobs is an important driver of social cohesion. While economic dimensions of labor market outcomes are relatively well documented, evidence on the link between social cohesion and jobs is still surprisingly scarce. This paper, based on an earlier background report for the WDR 2013, presents empirical evidence for pathways between labor market outcomes and social cohesion. The findings indicate that formal employment is associated with a range of social outcomes and behaviors that are typically associated with higher levels of social cohesion. However, there are also indications that this relationship varies across dimensions of social wellbeing. In particular social interactions and political activism among those in regular employment can either improve the quality of aggregate institutions or deepen existing social divides.

Medienart:

E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

World Bank, Washington, DC: 2014

Reihe:

Policy Research Working Paper - No. 6804

Sprache:

Englisch

en_US

Beteiligte Personen:

Wietzke, Frank-Borge [VerfasserIn]

Links:

hdl.handle.net [kostenfrei]

Themen:

ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT
ACTIVE LABOR
ADOLESCENTS
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
BULLETIN
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CITIES
CITIZENSHIP
CIVIL WAR
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKETS
CRIME
CRIMES
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DIVISION OF LABOR
DIVORCE
DRUG ABUSE
EARNING
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CHANGES
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC CRISES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC INSECURITY
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC MOBILITY
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMIC THEORY
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT HISTORIES
EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EQUAL PARTICIPATION
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXCESSIVE REGULATION
EXTERNALITIES
FAIR
FAMILY PLANNING
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FEMALE
GENDER
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
GENDER NORMS
GHETTOS
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
HABITAT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HOUSING POLICY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLNESS
IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF LABOR
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
JOB SECURITY
JOBS
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET REFORMS
LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
LABOR MARKET TRAINING
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR REGULATIONS
LABOR RELATIONS
LABOUR
LABOUR MARKET
LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES
LIVING STANDARDS
MARKET ANALYSIS
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET TRENDS
MASS MEDIA
MODERNIZATION
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POLICY
NEIGHBORHOOD
NEIGHBORHOODS
NEIGHBOURHOODS
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY
OCCUPATIONS
PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ARENA
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
PRECEDING DISCUSSION
PRIMARY SOURCE
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
QUALITATIVE APPROACH
QUALITY OF LIFE
RACIAL INEQUALITIES
REFUGEES
REGULAR EMPLOYMENT
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY
RESPECT
RISING UNEMPLOYMENT
RISING UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
ROLE MODELS
SELF-ESTEEM
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL BARRIERS
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL CLASS
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL CONFLICT
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
SOCIAL INCLUSION
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SOCIAL ISOLATION
SOCIAL MOBILITY
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL STATUS
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS
SOCIOLOGISTS
SPREAD
STAGFLATION
STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT
SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT
SUBSIDIZED JOBS
SURPLUS
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TEMPORARY JOBS
TEMPORARY WORKERS
TOLERANCE
TRADE UNIONS
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN POVERTY
VOLATILITY
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE INEQUALITIES
WAGES
WAR
WELFARE RECIPIENTS
WELL-FUNCTIONING LABOR MARKETS
WORK FORCE
WORKER
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH

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