Disruptive Technology

Mottaghi, Lili

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Disruptive Technology : New Growth Engine for MENA?

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MENA economies have been experiencing moderate to high growth in GDP with stagnant growth in employment, a phenomenon of "jobless growth" since the 1970s. This dire situation in MENA is a result of the existing social contract, in which the state is the main provider of public sector jobs and social and economic benefits to citizens in exchange for limited public participation and accountability.

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“Mottaghi, Lili. 2018. Disruptive Technology : New Growth Engine for MENA?. MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes;No. 169. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/29851 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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