A simmering crisis in the Nigerian agriculture today involves labour and the crisis manifests itself in the degree of labour availability, labour demand and labour productivity. One of the major products of this crisis is the increased participation of children in paid, non-familiar agricultural jobs. Agriculture ranks as one of the three most dangerous work activities, along with mining and co...

The focus of this paper is on the functioning of regional labour markets from a demandside perspective. In this respect, vacancy duration is the natural measure of the tightness of the (regional) labour market. The determinants of vacancy duration are studied in the context of a new theoretical model of employer's search behaviour. The model is empirically applied for the Netherlands by specify...

Urban problems—such as resources depletion, environment pollution and waste generation—usually occur during rapid urbanisation processes, especially in mega-urban agglomerations. Finding solutions to sustainable urban development is a global research interest, and urban metabolism is an effective approach to analysing the socio-economic system and ecosystem. In this study, three cities in the J...

The critical housing shortage in cities of the developing countries like Cameroon generates an ever-growing desire to increase housing supply. The main group of actors in this domain are by and large the formal sector, while the informal sector is still inactive. Because of the legalities and costs associated with the formalities surrounding the provision of formal housing, the majority of urba...

Farmers need up to date information on efficient use and management of labour for agricultural production. Yet, they lack adequate and needed information. Hence, this study was undertaken to explore the sources and use of labour information by farmers in southwestern Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select respondents for the study. Primary data were collected to elicit infor...

Abstract This chapter compares the evolution of day-to-day, informal, workplace learning and work-based training arrangements in metals sector Bulgaria Spain’s Basque region. The latter’s advanced, industrialised economic model is rather different from other Spanish regions. country institutions successfully link vocational education with labour market needs; Bulgaria’s state educational system...

Abstract One of the key questions facing immigration policy-makers is which jobs should be eligible for work visas. This question has dominated discussions about post-Brexit system, focused in particular on issue shortages. While UK government resisted calls to open labour migration routes low-wage or low-skilled with high demand foreign workers, workers middle- and high-skilled that are deemed...

Abstract All western countries are faced with the problem of a low birth rate and an increasingly aging population. The burden old age requires accelerated productivity growth. Productivity growth is declining, however. In Germany, it has come to standstill. At same time, there increasing academisation labour force. There several reasons for this paradox: sectoral change or bureaucratisation. A...