Jobs for shared prosperity time for action in the Middle East and North Africa / [electronic resource] :
Roberta Gatti ... [et al.].
- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2013.
- xxxi, 315 p. : ill.
Includes 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Labor market--History--Middle East--21st century.
Labor market--History--Africa, North--21st century.
Manpower policy--Middle East.
Manpower policy--Africa, North.
Middle East--Economic conditions--21st century.
Africa, North--Economic conditions--21st century.
Electronic books.
HC415.15 / .G38 2013eb
331.10956
Includes 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Labor market--History--Middle East--21st century.
Labor market--History--Africa, North--21st century.
Manpower policy--Middle East.
Manpower policy--Africa, North.
Middle East--Economic conditions--21st century.
Africa, North--Economic conditions--21st century.
Electronic books.
HC415.15 / .G38 2013eb
331.10956