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Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction and structure of the report: global context and employment and social trends in the developing world -- Part I. Jobs as drivers of development -- 2. Growth patterns in developing countries -- 3. Employment patterns and their link with economic development -- 4. Decomposing growth patterns : the roles of investment, consumption, government expenditure, exports and education -- Part II. Policies for developing with jobs -- 5. Productive transformation, decent work and development -- 6. Labour and social protection institutions: recent trends and impact on development -- 7. Social protection, living standards and economic development : overview of trends and assessment of policies -- 8. Does income distribution matter for development? Trends in labour share of income and their economic impacts in developing countries -- International migration and development