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 |
Autore | Gatti Roberta |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
Disciplina | 331.10956 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GattiRoberta |
Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Middle East - History - 21st century
Labor market - Africa, North - History - 21st century Manpower policy - Middle East Manpower policy - Africa, North |
ISBN | 0-8213-9720-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
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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 |
Autore | Gatti Roberta |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
Disciplina | 331.10956 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GattiRoberta |
Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Middle East - History - 21st century
Labor market - Africa, North - History - 21st century Manpower policy - Middle East Manpower policy - Africa, North |
ISBN | 0-8213-9720-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822338103321 |
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Jobs for shared prosperity [[electronic resource] ] : time for action in the Middle East and North Africa / / Roberta Gatti ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.10956 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GattiRoberta |
Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Middle East - History - 21st century
Labor market - Africa, North - History - 21st century Manpower policy - Middle East Manpower policy - Africa, North |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8213-9720-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462635503321 |
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The Quality of Health and Education Systems Across Africa : : Evidence from a Decade of Service Delivery Indicators Surveys / / Kathryn Andrews |
Autore | Andrews Kathryn |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GattiRoberta
AvitabileCiro ConnerRuben Yi ChangAndres |
Soggetto topico |
Access To Education
Coronavirus COVID-19 Education Quality Health Care Service Delivery Health Service Delivery Pandemic Impact Pandemic Response SDI Survey Service Delivery |
ISBN | 1-4648-1729-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795800803321 |
Andrews Kathryn
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The Quality of Health and Education Systems Across Africa : : Evidence from a Decade of Service Delivery Indicators Surveys / / Kathryn Andrews |
Autore | Andrews Kathryn |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GattiRoberta
AvitabileCiro ConnerRuben Yi ChangAndres |
Soggetto topico |
Access To Education
Coronavirus COVID-19 Education Quality Health Care Service Delivery Health Service Delivery Pandemic Impact Pandemic Response SDI Survey Service Delivery |
ISBN | 1-4648-1729-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817131903321 |
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Striving for better jobs : the challenge of informality in the Middle East and North Africa / / Roberta Gatti [and three others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
Disciplina | 331 |
Collana | Directions in Development. Human Development |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, North
Informal sector (Economics) - Middle East Labor market - Africa, North Labor market - Middle East |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8213-9536-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background; Understanding Informality; Figure O.1 Informality and Economic Development; Figures; Informality in MENA: Levels and Trends; Figure O.2 Informality in MENA Compared to Other Regions; Who Are Informal Workers?; Figure O.3 Informality Rates for Selected Non-Gulf Cooperation Council Members; Figure O.4 Annual Growth Rates of Informality; Figure O.5 Informality Rates by Quintile of Per Capita Consumption for Selected Countries
Figure O.6 Employment Status by Age for Selected Countries, Urban Areas Only Figure O.7 Informality Rates by Highest Educational Level Completed; Figure O.8 Informality and Firm Size; Informality among Firms; Figure O.9 Unregistered Firms, by Region; Figure O.10 Highest Level of Education of Managers in Formal and Informal Manufacturing Firms in Egypt, 2009; Informality in MENA: Exclusion or Choice?; Figure O.11 Transitions of Originally Informal Salaried Private Sector Male Workers; Figure O.12 Estimated Formality Premium by Gender in Different Countries Barriers to Coverage and Policy Options Notes; References; Chapter 1 How Large Is Informality and Why Do We Care?; What Is Informality?; How to Measure Informality; Boxes; Box 1.1 Defining Informality; Tables; Table 1.1 Summary of Data and Definitions Used in This Report; Box 1.2 Main Definitions of Relevant Variables and Survey Questions from Data Available in MENA; Figure 1.1 Correlation among Most-Used Informality Indicators; Why Does Informality Matter?; Figure 1.2 Correlations among Different Definitions of Labor Informality (Worker's Side); Figure 1.3 Informality and Economic Development Figure 1.4 Effect of Informality on Growth Informality in MENA; Figure 1.5 Employment and Unemployment Rates in MENA; Figure 1.6 Economic Growth and Employment Growth; Figure 1.7 Annual Population Growth Rates (%) (2005-2009); Figure 1.8 Sectoral Contribution to Annual Employment Growth in Typical MENA Country and Selected Other Countries, Average for 2000's; Figure 1.9 Prevalence of Informality in MENA versus Other Regions; Figure 1.10 Informality Rates for Selected Non-GCC Economies; What Causes Informality?; Figure 1.11 Annual Growth Rates of Informality Figure 1.12 Correlation between Informality and Governance/Regulation Figure 1.13 Correlation between Informality and Education/Demographic Factors; Figure 1.14 Correlation between Informality and Government Size; Figure 1.15 Correlation between Informality and Indirect Labor Costs; Figure 1.16 Percentage Difference in Education and Youth Bulge with Respect to the World Median; Figure 1.17 Percentage Difference in Rural Population and Agricultural Output with Respect to the World Median; Conclusions; Figure 1.18 Percentage Difference in Public Employment with Respect to the World Median; Annex Annex Table 1A. 1 Sample Economies in the Informality Regression |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459918903321 |
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Striving for better jobs : : the challenge of informality in the Middle East and North Africa / / Roberta Gatti ... [and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
Disciplina | 331 |
Collana | Directions in development |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, North
Informal sector (Economics) - Middle East Labor market - Africa, North Labor market - Middle East |
ISBN | 0-8213-9536-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background; Understanding Informality; Figure O.1 Informality and Economic Development; Figures; Informality in MENA: Levels and Trends; Figure O.2 Informality in MENA Compared to Other Regions; Who Are Informal Workers?; Figure O.3 Informality Rates for Selected Non-Gulf Cooperation Council Members; Figure O.4 Annual Growth Rates of Informality; Figure O.5 Informality Rates by Quintile of Per Capita Consumption for Selected Countries
Figure O.6 Employment Status by Age for Selected Countries, Urban Areas Only Figure O.7 Informality Rates by Highest Educational Level Completed; Figure O.8 Informality and Firm Size; Informality among Firms; Figure O.9 Unregistered Firms, by Region; Figure O.10 Highest Level of Education of Managers in Formal and Informal Manufacturing Firms in Egypt, 2009; Informality in MENA: Exclusion or Choice?; Figure O.11 Transitions of Originally Informal Salaried Private Sector Male Workers; Figure O.12 Estimated Formality Premium by Gender in Different Countries Barriers to Coverage and Policy Options Notes; References; Chapter 1 How Large Is Informality and Why Do We Care?; What Is Informality?; How to Measure Informality; Boxes; Box 1.1 Defining Informality; Tables; Table 1.1 Summary of Data and Definitions Used in This Report; Box 1.2 Main Definitions of Relevant Variables and Survey Questions from Data Available in MENA; Figure 1.1 Correlation among Most-Used Informality Indicators; Why Does Informality Matter?; Figure 1.2 Correlations among Different Definitions of Labor Informality (Worker's Side); Figure 1.3 Informality and Economic Development Figure 1.4 Effect of Informality on Growth Informality in MENA; Figure 1.5 Employment and Unemployment Rates in MENA; Figure 1.6 Economic Growth and Employment Growth; Figure 1.7 Annual Population Growth Rates (%) (2005-2009); Figure 1.8 Sectoral Contribution to Annual Employment Growth in Typical MENA Country and Selected Other Countries, Average for 2000's; Figure 1.9 Prevalence of Informality in MENA versus Other Regions; Figure 1.10 Informality Rates for Selected Non-GCC Economies; What Causes Informality?; Figure 1.11 Annual Growth Rates of Informality Figure 1.12 Correlation between Informality and Governance/Regulation Figure 1.13 Correlation between Informality and Education/Demographic Factors; Figure 1.14 Correlation between Informality and Government Size; Figure 1.15 Correlation between Informality and Indirect Labor Costs; Figure 1.16 Percentage Difference in Education and Youth Bulge with Respect to the World Median; Figure 1.17 Percentage Difference in Rural Population and Agricultural Output with Respect to the World Median; Conclusions; Figure 1.18 Percentage Difference in Public Employment with Respect to the World Median; Annex Annex Table 1A. 1 Sample Economies in the Informality Regression |
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Striving for better jobs : : the challenge of informality in the Middle East and North Africa / / Roberta Gatti ... [and others] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
Disciplina | 331 |
Collana | Directions in development |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, North
Informal sector (Economics) - Middle East Labor market - Africa, North Labor market - Middle East |
ISBN | 0-8213-9536-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background; Understanding Informality; Figure O.1 Informality and Economic Development; Figures; Informality in MENA: Levels and Trends; Figure O.2 Informality in MENA Compared to Other Regions; Who Are Informal Workers?; Figure O.3 Informality Rates for Selected Non-Gulf Cooperation Council Members; Figure O.4 Annual Growth Rates of Informality; Figure O.5 Informality Rates by Quintile of Per Capita Consumption for Selected Countries
Figure O.6 Employment Status by Age for Selected Countries, Urban Areas Only Figure O.7 Informality Rates by Highest Educational Level Completed; Figure O.8 Informality and Firm Size; Informality among Firms; Figure O.9 Unregistered Firms, by Region; Figure O.10 Highest Level of Education of Managers in Formal and Informal Manufacturing Firms in Egypt, 2009; Informality in MENA: Exclusion or Choice?; Figure O.11 Transitions of Originally Informal Salaried Private Sector Male Workers; Figure O.12 Estimated Formality Premium by Gender in Different Countries Barriers to Coverage and Policy Options Notes; References; Chapter 1 How Large Is Informality and Why Do We Care?; What Is Informality?; How to Measure Informality; Boxes; Box 1.1 Defining Informality; Tables; Table 1.1 Summary of Data and Definitions Used in This Report; Box 1.2 Main Definitions of Relevant Variables and Survey Questions from Data Available in MENA; Figure 1.1 Correlation among Most-Used Informality Indicators; Why Does Informality Matter?; Figure 1.2 Correlations among Different Definitions of Labor Informality (Worker's Side); Figure 1.3 Informality and Economic Development Figure 1.4 Effect of Informality on Growth Informality in MENA; Figure 1.5 Employment and Unemployment Rates in MENA; Figure 1.6 Economic Growth and Employment Growth; Figure 1.7 Annual Population Growth Rates (%) (2005-2009); Figure 1.8 Sectoral Contribution to Annual Employment Growth in Typical MENA Country and Selected Other Countries, Average for 2000's; Figure 1.9 Prevalence of Informality in MENA versus Other Regions; Figure 1.10 Informality Rates for Selected Non-GCC Economies; What Causes Informality?; Figure 1.11 Annual Growth Rates of Informality Figure 1.12 Correlation between Informality and Governance/Regulation Figure 1.13 Correlation between Informality and Education/Demographic Factors; Figure 1.14 Correlation between Informality and Government Size; Figure 1.15 Correlation between Informality and Indirect Labor Costs; Figure 1.16 Percentage Difference in Education and Youth Bulge with Respect to the World Median; Figure 1.17 Percentage Difference in Rural Population and Agricultural Output with Respect to the World Median; Conclusions; Figure 1.18 Percentage Difference in Public Employment with Respect to the World Median; Annex Annex Table 1A. 1 Sample Economies in the Informality Regression |
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