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The countries of North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : background and issues / / Vincent G. Luciano, editor
| The countries of North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : background and issues / / Vincent G. Luciano, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 961.05 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LucianoVincent G |
| Collana | Global political studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Africa, North
Human rights - Africa, North |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61761-527-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461262503321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The countries of North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : background and issues / / Vincent G. Luciano, editor
| The countries of North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : background and issues / / Vincent G. Luciano, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 961.05 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LucianoVincent G |
| Collana | Global political studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Africa, North
Human rights - Africa, North |
| ISBN | 1-61761-527-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789982303321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The countries of North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : background and issues / / Vincent G. Luciano, editor
| The countries of North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : background and issues / / Vincent G. Luciano, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 961.05 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LucianoVincent G |
| Collana | Global political studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Africa, North
Human rights - Africa, North |
| ISBN | 1-61761-527-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- THE COUNTRIES OF NORTH AFRICA: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- THE COUNTRIES OF NORTH AFRICA: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ALGERIA: CURRENT ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- TERRORISM3 -- COUNTER TERRORISM -- HUMAN RIGHTS -- ECONOMY -- FOREIGN AFFAIRS -- RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 COUNTRY PROFILE: ALGERIA* -- COUNTRY -- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- GEOGRAPHY -- SOCIETY -- ECONOMY -- TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- NATIONAL SECURITY -- Chapter 3 EGYPT: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS* -- SUMMARY -- LATEST DEVELOPMENTS -- CURRENT ISSUES IN U.S.-EGYPTIAN RELATIONS -- Presidential Succession: Who Will Follow Hosni Mubarak? -- Egypt and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- Overview -- Current Egyptian Mediation Efforts -- The Smuggling Tunnels -- U.S. Border Monitoring and Tunnel Detection Assistance -- The Economy and U.S-Egyptian Trade and Investment -- U.S.-Egyptian Trade -- Qualified Industrial Zones -- Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Women's Rights -- Religious Freedom -- Women's Rights -- Quota for Women in Parliament -- GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE -- The Role of the Military in Egyptian Society -- The National Democratic Party (NDP)41 -- The Judiciary -- POLITICAL OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY -- The Muslim Brotherhood49 -- Civil Society in Egypt -- Organized Labor -- U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT -- Overview -- The Debate over U.S. Assistance to Egypt -- Promoting Democracy in Egypt: Differing Perspectives -- Economic Aid -- The Endowment -- Military Aid -- Recent Arms Sales Notifications -- APPENDIX. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- Egypt during the Colonial Era -- The Constitutional Monarchy and the British -- Nasser and Egypt during the Cold War -- Egypt-Israeli Peace.
The Camp David Agreement and 1979 Peace Treaty -- Egypt under Mubarak -- Author Contact Information -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 LIBYA: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS* -- SUMMARY -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- BACKGROUND AND RECENT HISTORY -- The Qadhafi Era -- The Green Book and Qadhafi's Ideology -- Terrorism and Confrontation with the United States -- Qadhafi's Arab-Israeli Intransigence -- International Isolation and Signs of Change -- CURRENT ISSUES IN U.S.-LIBYAN RELATIONS -- Comprehensive Claims Settlement Agreement -- Settlement Details -- Settlement Eligibility and Adjudication -- U.S. Foreign Assistance to Libya -- Funding for New U.S. Embassy Construction -- Counterterrorism Cooperation -- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROFILE -- Muammar al Qadhafi: A Profile -- Political Dynamics -- Government Structure -- The "Authority of the People" -- Proposals for the Dissolution of State Ministries and Revenue Dist-ribution -- Opposition Groups -- Exiles -- The Muslim Brotherhood -- Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) -- Al Qaeda Affiliation and Recantations -- Political Reform and Human Rights -- Legal and Institutional Reform -- Human Rights Monitoring -- Fathi al Jahmi -- Libyan Foreign Policy -- Energy and the Libyan Economy -- Oil Reserves and Production Capacity -- Natural Gas -- MILITARY PROFILE AND WMD DISARMAMENT -- The Libyan Military -- Structure, Training, and Equipment -- Arms Sales63 -- WMD Programs and Disarmament68 -- Nuclear, Chemical, and Ballistic Missile Programs -- Termination of WMD and Missile Programs -- Motives for Disarmament -- International Controls and Inspections -- FURTHER READING AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES -- APPENDIX A. LIBYA'S PRE-QADHAFI HISTORY -- Libya's Colonial Experience -- The Ottoman Empire and Qaramanli Dynasty -- "The Shores of Tripoli" -- Italian Annexation and Post-War Uncertainty -- Independence and Monarchy, 1951-1969. APPENDIX B. NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS, TERRORISM, AND RELATED CLAIMS -- Background: Pan Am Flight 103 -- Lockerbie Appeal and Megrahi's Release -- Background: La Belle and UTA Flight 772 -- Reestablishing Normal Bilateral Relations -- Congressional Efforts on Behalf of U.S. Terrorism Victims -- Liability Changes under Section 1083 of P.L. 110-181 -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 MOROCCO: CURRENT ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS -- TERRORISM -- COUNTERTERRORISM -- HUMAN RIGHTS -- ECONOMY -- FOREIGN POLICY -- Western Sahara -- Algeria -- Europe -- Middle East -- RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES -- End Notes -- Chapter 6 TUNISIA: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY ISSUES* -- ABSTRACT -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: EXIT OF PRESIDENT BEN ALI -- December-January Protests -- The U.S. Response -- BACKGROUND: THE GOVERNMENT UNDER BEN ALI -- Suppression of Islamist Politics -- Human Rights -- TERRORISM -- ECONOMY -- RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES -- U.S. Assistance -- OTHER FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES -- OUTLOOK -- AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 WESTERN SAHARA: STATUS OF SETTLEMENT EFFORTS* -- SUMMARY -- HISTORY -- THE BAKER PLAN AND SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS -- CURRENT SITUATION -- MOROCCAN AND ALGERIAN VIEWS -- PROSPECTS -- UNITED STATES POLICY -- End Notes -- INDEX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823717903321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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-9910786880103321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Jobs for shared prosperity [[electronic resource] ] : time for action in the Middle East and North Africa / / Roberta Gatti ... [et al.]
| 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 |
| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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