Black Sea and Central Asia
Subtitle: promoting work and well-being.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre.
Series: OECD development centre economic outlook; OECD economic outlook
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9789264047297
Subjects: Manpower policy -- Black Sea region.; Manpower policy -- Asia, Central.; Black Sea region -- Economic conditions -- 1991-; Black Sea region -- Social conditions -- 1991-; Asia, Central -- Economic conditions -- 1991-; Asia, Central -- Social conditions -- 1991-
Description: This book analyzes the opportunities and conditions of employment throughout the Black Sea region and Central Asia. It examines how different countries deal with social issues affecting well-being. It presents, thus, both a country-based view and a whole-region analysis that will be useful for policy makers and civil society in responding to the challenges ahead. Countries covered include Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-149).

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Also available in French.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Recent economic development in the Black Sea and Central Asia regions. Macroeconomic performance and external position; title: Integration into the global economy; title: pt. 2. Work and well-being : policy challenges in the global environment. Work and well-being : the observed outcomes; title: Labour market outcomes and the global policy environment; title: Households' responses and coping mechanisms; title: Policy responses; title: Conclusions and policy recommendations.