Jobs for shared prosperity [electronic resource] : time for action in the Middle East and North Africa / Roberta Gatti ... [et al.].
Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2013Description: xxxi, 315 p. : illISBN: 9780821397206 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Labor market -- Middle East -- History -- 21st century | Labor market -- Africa, North -- History -- 21st century | Manpower policy -- Middle East | Manpower policy -- Africa, North | Middle East -- Economic conditions -- 21st century | Africa, North -- Economic conditions -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 331.10956 LOC classification: HC415.15 | .G38 2013Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references.
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.
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