Belarus Regional Development Policy Notes : Spatial Dimension of Structural Change

This report focuses on two competing forces: the Soviet industrial legacy and emerging economic activities, mostly in the form of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The large, often vertically integrated, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that are part of the Soviet legacy still have a cons...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	JOBS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES POLICY ENVIRONMENT LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE WAGE COMPRESSION AGGLOMERATION EFFECT PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PRODUCERS PROPERTY RIGHTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR FORCE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT REVENUES JOB PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS INCENTIVES INCOME SUPPORT RETAIL TRADE REAL WAGES LABOR MARKET POLICIES TAX REDUCTION ACTIVE LABOR DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT LEVEL LABOR MARKET CROWDING OUT OIL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS MARKET WAGES FIRM LEVEL POPULATION GROWTH WORKER ACTIVE LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OPTIONS ENTRY RATE UNEMPLOYED HOUSEHOLD INCOME FORESTRY COMPETITIVE MARKET ECONOMIC CHANGE LABOR POLICY DECISIONS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT HIGH WAGES JOB SEARCH NATURAL RESOURCES SUBSIDIES WAGE LEVELS TAXES ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE WAGES HUMAN CAPITAL RURAL COMMUNITIES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WORKERS YOUNG WORKERS WAGES CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LOCAL LABOR MARKETS VALUES REAL WAGE PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY AVERAGE WAGE POLICY MAKERS CREDIT PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES WAGE PREMIUM AGGREGATE DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS PRIVATE FIRMS PROPERTY FIRM PERFORMANCE TAX RATES EMPLOYMENT GROWTH JOB CREATION PRODUCTION FACILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT LABOR MOBILITY ECONOMIC SITUATION LABOR MARKET RIGIDITY STREAMS MANAGEMENT PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL SERVICE SECTORS JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION LAND ENTRY COSTS HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES LABORERS PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES LOCAL EMPLOYERS MARKET POWER YOUNGER WORKERS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS LABOR SUPPLY HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT OVEREMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC VULNERABILITIES PRIVATE COMPANIES PRODUCTIVITY GAINS SUPPLIERS PRICE CONTROLS PROFITS LABOR MARKETS SMALL BUSINESSES PRICES ABSENTEEISM PUBLIC GOODS EMPLOYEES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24688633/belarus-regional-development-policy-notes-spatial-dimension-structural-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22490

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Summary:	This report focuses on two competing forces: the Soviet industrial legacy and emerging economic activities, mostly in the form of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The large, often vertically integrated, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that are part of the Soviet legacy still have a considerable role in many industries and indeed dominate the economies of certain rayons and even oblasts. This report shows that because MSMEs generate new jobs and output without draining state resources, it is important to encourage their creation and open opportunities for existing companies to expand, particularly micro and small enterprises. This growth is geographically uneven, with a tendency of economic activities to gravitate to industrialized centers. The report revisits the policy debates on how to improve regional economies and their welfare.

Belarus Regional Development Policy Notes : Spatial Dimension of Structural Change

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