03884oam 22006615 450 991082233810332120200520144314.00-8213-9720-610.1596/978-0-8213-9719-0(CKB)2670000000358260(EBL)1190819(SSID)ssj0000886274(PQKBManifestationID)12410653(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000886274(PQKBWorkID)10816989(PQKB)10528837(MiAaPQ)EBC1190819(Au-PeEL)EBL1190819(CaPaEBR)ebr10705963(CaONFJC)MIL491944(OCoLC)850161776(The World Bank)17584853(US-djbf)17584853(EXLCZ)99267000000035826020130109d2013 uf 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierJobs 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 LorenzoWashington, D.C. :World Bank,2013.1 online resource (pages cm)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-9719-2 Includes bibliographical references.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.In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, when thousands of young women and men fought for the opportunity to realize their aspirations and potential, the question of jobs continues to be crucial in the Middle East and North Africa region. This report uses jobs as a lens to weave together the complex dynamics of employment creation, skills supply, and the institutional environment of labor markets. Consistent with the framework of the 2013 World Development Report on jobs, of which this report is the regional companion, this work goes beyond the traditional links between jobs, productivity, and livWorld Bank e-Library.Labor marketMiddle EastHistory21st centuryLabor marketAfrica, NorthHistory21st centuryManpower policyMiddle EastManpower policyAfrica, NorthMiddle EastEconomic conditions21st centuryAfrica, NorthEconomic conditions21st centuryLabor marketHistoryLabor marketHistoryManpower policyManpower policy331.10956Gatti Roberta155863Gatti Roberta155863DLCDLCBOOK9910822338103321Jobs for shared prosperity3954713UNINA