04598nam 2200673Ia 450 991081059130332120200520144314.01-280-08503-797866100850331-4175-0599-010.1596/0-8213-5678-X(CKB)111090529169028(SSID)ssj0000090052(PQKBManifestationID)11124030(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000090052(PQKBWorkID)10098718(PQKB)10480223(MiAaPQ)EBC3050669(Au-PeEL)EBL3050669(CaPaEBR)ebr10053616(CaONFJC)MIL8503(OCoLC)55517101(The World Bank)2004040700(US-djbf)13451267(EXLCZ)9911109052916902820040107d2004 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUnlocking the employment potential in the Middle East and North Africa toward a new social contract1st ed.Washington, DC World Bank2004xxi, 262 pages illustrations ;26 cmOrientations in development seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8213-5678-X Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- OVERVIEW Creating 100 Million Jobs for a Fast- Growing Work Force -- Evolution of MENA's Social Contract -- Emergence of Poor Labor Market Outcomes -- Unlocking the Potential for Job Creation -- MENAÌs Need for a New Social Contract -- 1 Introduction -- Labor Market Outcomes in the Post-World War II Period -- Scope and Methodology of the Report -- Structure and Organization of the Report -- Findings in Comparative Perspective -- 2 Evolution of State-Labor Relations in the Middle East and North Africa -- Legacy of the Social Contract -- Definition of the Social Contract -- The Social Contract and Labor Markets -- 3 Demography, Labor Growth, and Employment Outcomes -- MENA's Demographic Transition -- Effect of Delayed Transition on Labor Force Growth -- Labor Market Outcomes in the 1990s -- Toward a Fuller Understanding of Labor Market Outcomes -- 4 Structure of Employment and Earnings in the 1990s -- Structure of Unemployment -- Public Sector Employment in the 1990s -- Structure of Labor Markets -- Informalization of Work in the 1990s -- Gender Equity in Access to Labor Markets -- Real Wages and Wage Formation -- Income Inequality That Remains Moderate -- What We Have Learned -- 5 Labor Market Reforms: Opportunities and Constraints -- Reforming the Labor Market in a Dynamic Setting -- Rationalizing the Role of the Public Sector -- Looking at Labor Market Institutions in the Private Sector -- Quantifying the Effects of Labor Reforms -- Using Active Labor Market Policies in MENA -- Considering the Special Case of Labor-Importing Countries -- Taking Stock of What Has Been Learned -- Appendix -- 6 Foundations of Future Growth and Job Creation -- Traditional Engines of Employment Growth -- MENA's Need for New Engines of Job Creation -- Road to Completing the Transitions.Role of Human Capital in the Transition -- Facing the Challenges Ahead -- 7 Toward a New Social Contract -- MENA Needs a Vision of the Future of Its Labor Markets -- Successful Reform Requires a New Social Contract -- What Needs to Be Done Is Widely Acknowledged -- Reforms Have Been Too Limited and Too Slow -- Overcoming the Obstacles to Reform Is Critical -- Soft Budget Constraints and Political Challengers Have Impeded Reform -- Governments Have Decoupled Economic and Political Reform -- Today, Economic and Political Reforms Must Be Linked -- Support from External Partners Is Critical -- Main Responsibility Rests with MENA -- Statistical Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.Orientations in development.Labor marketMiddle EastLabor marketAfrica, NorthLabor supplyMiddle EastLabor supplyAfrica, NorthLabor marketLabor marketLabor supplyLabor supply331.12/042/0956World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810591303321Unlocking the employment potential in the Middle East and North Africa3980369UNINA