Dimova R. auteur aut IRD Nordman Christophe auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The World Development Report of 2013 places labour in the spotlight of development research and policy making today. Yet, there are few systematic analyses of the multifaceted nature of the link between labour and economic development. This Special Issue identifies some analytical and data driven constraints to advances in our understanding of the role of labour in economic development, highlights some new paradigms, and offers new interpretations of phenomena in the interrelated areas of labour informality, self-employment, internal (rural urban) and international migration, and labour force discouragement. It re-emphasizes the postulate that the mobility of labour from low-productivity towards higher-productivity jobs both geographically and across sectors and enterprises is a crucial ingredient in ensuring sustainable growth and poverty alleviation. Hence, government (and international) policy effort should focus on dismantling institutional constraints to this successful transition. specialized labour informal employment Labour Force Surveys enterprise surveys self-employment agricultural employment migration 100 095 26 4 387-396 2014 0957-8811 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062520 10.1057/ejdr.2014.50 0957-8811 [F B010062520] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062520 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2014/09/010062520.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2014-10-02 2024-09-26 fdi:010062520 fre