Jobs for shared prosperity : time for action in the Middle East and North Africa / Roberta Gatti, Matteo Morgandi, Rebekka Grun, Stefanie Brodmann, Diego Angel-Urdinola, Juan Manuel Moreno, Daniela Marotta, Marc Schiffbauer, and Elizabeth Mata Lorenzo.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Gatti, Roberta

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manpower policy.

Labor market.

History.

Economic conditions.

Middle East--Economic conditions--21st century.

Middle East.

Africa, North--Economic conditions--21st century.

Africa, North.

Labor market--Middle East--History--21st century.

Labor market--Africa, North--History--21st century.

Manpower policy--Middle East.

Manpower policy--Africa, North.

North Africa.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 315 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2013]

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780821397190

0821397192

OCLC:

824087985