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Maldives Systematic Country Diagnostic Update

Maldives is the smallest yet most densely populated country in South Asia. Endowed with an extremely rich and diverse marine ecological system, Maldives has been able to develop a successful high-end tourism sector. Tourism continues to be the main engine of growth, but there are limited interlinkag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
JOB CREATION
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
POVERTY REDUCTION
INEQUALITY
LABOR MARKET
EMPLOYMENT
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
TOURISM
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
GENDER
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/820841618502964506/Maldives-Systematic-Country-Diagnostic-Update
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35512
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Summary:Maldives is the smallest yet most densely populated country in South Asia. Endowed with an extremely rich and diverse marine ecological system, Maldives has been able to develop a successful high-end tourism sector. Tourism continues to be the main engine of growth, but there are limited interlinkages between the high-end tourism sector and the local economy. This document builds on the findings in the 2015 Systematic Country Diagnostic, providing an in-depth analysis on labor market outcomes and spatial disparities.

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