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Jobs for Shared Prosperity : Time for Action in the Middle East and North Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMorgandi, Matteo
dc.contributor.authorGatti, Roberta
dc.contributor.authorGrun, Rebekka
dc.contributor.authorBrodmann, Stefanie
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, Juan Manuel
dc.contributor.authorAngel-Urdinola, Diego
dc.contributor.authorMarotta, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorMata Lorenzo, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorSchiffbauer, Marc
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-02T17:47:12Z
dc.date.available2013-05-02T17:47:12Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.description.abstractIn the aftermath of the Arab Spring, when thousands of young women and men fought for the opportunity to realize their aspirations and potential, the question of jobs continues to be crucial in the Middle East and North Africa region. This report uses jobs as a lens to weave together the complex dynamics of employment creation, skills supply, and the institutional environment of labor markets. Consistent with the framework of the 2013 World Development Report on jobs, of which this report is the regional companion, this work goes beyond the traditional links between jobs, productivity, and living standards to include an understanding of how jobs matter for individual dignity and expectations—an aspect that was clearly central to the Arab Spring. Just as important, this report complements the economic perspective with an analysis of political economy equilibrium, with a view to identifying mechanisms that would trigger a reform process. As such, the report has three objectives: First, it seeks to provide an in-depth characterization of the dynamics of labor markets in the Middle East and North Africa and to analyze the barriers to the creation of more and better jobs. It does so by taking a cross-sectoral approach and identifying the distortions and incentives that the many actors—firms, governments, workers, students, education, and training systems—currently face, and which ultimately determine the equilibrium in labor markets. Second, the report proposes a medium term roadmap of policy options that could promote the robust and inclusive growth needed to tackle the structural employment challenge for the region. Third, the report aims to inform and open up a platform for debate on jobs among a broad set of stakeholders, with the ultimate goal of contributing to reach a shared view of the employment challenges and the reform path ahead.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9719-0
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-9719-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13284
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectActive labor market programs
dc.subjectCompetition
dc.subjectDistortions
dc.subjectEducational quality
dc.subjectEmployability
dc.subjectEmployment creation
dc.subjectEmployment generation
dc.subjectFirm dynamics
dc.subjectFormal channels
dc.subjectGrowth
dc.subjectIncentives
dc.subjectInclusion
dc.subjectInefficiency
dc.subjectInequality
dc.subjectInformal channels
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectInsiders
dc.subjectJobs
dc.subjectLabor market
dc.subjectLabor regulations
dc.subjectMeritocracy
dc.subjectOutsiders
dc.subjectPolitical economy
dc.subjectPrivate sector
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.subjectRegulatory environment
dc.subjectSegmentation
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectStatus quo
dc.subjectTraining systems
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectWorking poor
dc.subjectYouth
dc.titleJobs for Shared Prosperity : Time for Action in the Middle East and North Africaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.date.disclosure2013-05-02
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.externalurlhttp://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/MENAEXT/0,,contentMDK:23355271~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:256299,00.html
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9719-0
okr.identifier.report77229
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.topicIndustry
okr.topicLaw and Development
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development
okr.unitSocial Protection in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MNSSP)
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