Contents Foreword iii Acknowledgements v Overview 1
CHAPTER 1 Work and human development—analytical links
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Work is broader than jobs
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Work in different stages of the lifecycle
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Work enhances human development
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The link between work and human development is not automatic
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Work that damages human development
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Workers at risk
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Conclusions 46
CHAPTER 5 Moving to sustainable work
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Setting the context: goals for sustainable development
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Sustainability in the human development framework
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Work and sustainable development
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Sustainable Development Goals revisited—what they imply for work
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Conclusions 148
CHAPTER 6 Enhancing human development through work
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Strategies for creating work opportunities
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Strategies for ensuring workers’ well-being
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Strategies for targeted action
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An agenda for action—three pillars
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Conclusions 181
CHAPTER 2 Human development and work: progress and challenges
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The scale of human progress and contributions of work
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Notes 187 References 190
Serious human deprivations, but considerable human potential not in use 58 Further human development challenges
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STATISTICAL ANNEX
Human development—looking forward
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Readers guide
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Statistical tables
CHAPTER 3
1.
Human Development Index and its components
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2.
Human Development Index trends, 1990–2014
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Structural transformation of work
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3.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
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Technological revolution
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4.
Gender Development Index
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Globalizing work
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5.
Gender Inequality Index
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Work in the digital age
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6.
Multidimensional Poverty Index: developing countries
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7.
Multidimensional Poverty Index: changes over time
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New frontiers for work
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8.
Population trends
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The modern workforce
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9.
Health outcomes
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10. Education achievements
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11. National income and composition of resources
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12. Environmental sustainability
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13. Work and employment
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14. Human security
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15. International integration
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The changing world of work
Promises as yet unfulfilled Implications for human development
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Conclusions 103
CHAPTER 4 Imbalances in paid and unpaid work
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16. Supplementary indicators: perceptions of well-being
Disparities in the world of paid work
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Regions 270
Imbalances in unpaid work
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Statistical references
Emerging challenges—care gaps, health shocks and climate change
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Towards a rebalancing—expanding choices, empowering people
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Conclusions 122
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