The remit of this paper is to examine the link from jobs to social cohesion, focusing particularly on what kinds of jobs are most likely to improve social cohesion, and how policymakers can support those impacts. The paper suggests several qualitative mechanisms for a causal impact from...

This paper presents descriptive evidence illustrating possible linkages between labor market outcomes and social cohesion. Uneven access to good jobs can undermine social stability in countries undergoing rapid social and economic transformations, and once a country passes the threshold from low...

This paper uses selected case studies to illustrate some of the complex relationships that link employment and social cohesion. For example, despite harsh working conditions, retail garment manufacturing contributed to the transformation of gender relationship in Bangladesh by giving women the...

This paper reviews the sociological and related literatures to provide insights regarding social cohesion, including its unpredictability. Apparently some cohesive societies have erupted in violent conflict, and the public systems that one would expect to manage these potential conflicts have at...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Overview -- Changes in the nature of work -- What can governments do? -- Organization of this study -- 1. The changing nature of work -- Technology generates jobs -- How work is changing -- A simple model of changing work -- 2....

This report focuses on the dimensions of poverty, and how to create a better world, free of poverty. The analysis explores the nature, and evolution of poverty, and its causes, to present a framework for action. The opportunity for expanding poor people's assets is addressed, arguing that major...

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the "CEDAW Convention", or "the Convention") was adopted by the United Nations over thirty years ago. Described by some as an "international bill of rights for women", the Convention has been an important tool used...

Quality education is a critical dimension for the achievement of sustainable development. The renewed political commitment set out in sustainable development goal 4 (SDG4) is an opportunity to ensure strong coherence between education policy and the right to education first articulated more than...