Servicing Development: Productive Upgrading of Labor-Absorbing Services in Developing Economies

Manufacturing generates very little employment in the developing world. Urban jobs are predominantly informal, unproductive, and in services. It seems unlikely that manufacturing will be able to absorb the new increments to the labor force or create more productive jobs for those that are already

制造业在发展中国家创造的就业岗位极为有限。城镇就业岗位以非正规、低生产率的服务业岗位为主。目前来看，制造业似乎无法吸纳劳动力市场的新增增量，也无法为已处于就业市场中的群体创造更高生产率的岗位。