Jobs for shared prosperity time for action in the Middle East and North Africa /

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Weitere Verfasser: Gatti, Roberta
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2013.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment
  • Abbreviations
  • Main messages
  • Executive summary
  • Overview
  • Labor markets in the Middle East and North Africa : a low-productivity equilibrium
  • Inefficient and inequitable labor markets : a low-productivity equilibrium
  • Women, youth, and the working poor suffer most from the low productivity equilibrium
  • Where are the barriers?
  • A long-term view of MENA's economies and labor markets
  • The dynamics of the private sector based on privileges rather than competition
  • An institutional framework that reinforces the status quo
  • Unemployable and unemployed : skills gaps and a meritocracy deficit in MENA
  • What are possible policy options?
  • Aligning incentives to invest, innovate, and generate employment
  • Regulatory framework of the labor market : overcoming segmentation
  • Education and training systems : realigning incentives for skills that matter and making employability count
  • The road ahead
  • The political economy of inclusion
  • Appendix: Main data sources.