This primer for policy makers, researchers, and labor market practitioners gives advice on creating policies to bolster labor market institutions during the global economic crisis. It concentrates on six elements: global trends, job creation, labor market policies, education, entrepreneurship, and globalization. There is a special focus on labor market policies in developing countries, with an examination of informal employment as background for that discussion. Three elements of entrepreneurship are investigated: development and growth, job creation, and female entrepreneurship. The book includes statistical tables and charts. Author Nallari is affiliated with the World Bank Institute. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)