Jobs for shared prosperity time for action in the Middle East and North Africa - Gatti, Roberta; ProQuest (Firm) (Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2013)
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.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Keywords: 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 century; Electronic books