%0 Journal Article %T The Kyrgyz Labour Market In The Late 1990s: The Challenge of Formal Job Creation %+ Charles University [Prague] (CU) %+ Banque Mondiale %+ Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne (CES) %A Babetski, Ian %A Kolev, Alexandre %A Maurel, Mathilde %< avec comité de lecture %Z 2441/9labe9r4se65i789685q7aghj %@ 0888-7233 %J Comparative Economic Studies %I Palgrave Macmillan %V 45 %N 4 %P 493 - 519 %8 2003 %D 2003 %Z Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and FinanceJournal articles %X The persistence of widespread poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic seems to be due to the presence of a large pool of jobless and discouraged workers, as well as to the low level of formal job creation. This has prevented informal jobholders from moving from a situation of mere survival into a better economic position. Addressing the problem of low formal job creation requires removing the many institutional barriers that prevent the development of small and medium enterprises in the country. %G English %L hal-03416823 %U https://sciencespo.hal.science/hal-03416823 %~ SHS %~ UNIV-PARIS1 %~ SCIENCESPO %~ CNRS %~ CES %~ AO-ECONOMIE