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Job Creation in Mozambique : Is Labor Law Reform the Answer?

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  • Mozambique Ministry of Planning and Development & World Bank, 2006. "Job Creation in Mozambique : Is Labor Law Reform the Answer?," World Bank Publications - Reports 12807, The World Bank Group.
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    1. World Bank, 2008. "Mozambique - Beating the Odds : Sustaining Inclusion in a Growing Economy - A Mozambique Poverty, Gender, and Social Assessment, Volume 1. Main Report," World Bank Publications - Reports 7981, The World Bank Group.
    2. Independent Evaluation Group, 2010. "Analyzing the Effects of Policy Reforms on the Poor : An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of World Bank Support to Poverty and Social Impact Analyses," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 2484, December.

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