Directions in development : : infrastructure and employment creation in the Middle East and North Africa / / Antonio Estache ... [and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
Disciplina | 338.956 |
Altri autori (Persone) | EstacheAntonio |
Collana | Directions in development |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Middle East
Infrastructure (Economics) - Africa, North Labor supply - Middle East Labor supply - Africa, North |
ISBN |
0-8213-9666-8
1-299-19249-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; O.1 Infrastructure Needs and Financing; O.2 Cost of a Direct Job in Roads and Bridge Construction Relative to Other Sectors in 2009; Tables; O.1 Infrastructure-Related Short-Term Job Creation; O.3 Shares of Unemployed by Education Level in Selected MENA Economies; Chapter 1 Introduction; Background Information; 1.1 Public Gross Fixed Capital Formation; 1.2 Sectors' Contribution to Annual Employment Growth in the 2000's; Scope and Structure of the Study; 1.3 Fiscal Space Indicators
Definitions and Key Concepts 1.1 MENA Classification; References; Chapter 2 The State of Employment and Infrastructure and Future Needs; Employment Challenges; 2.1 Employment and the Size of the Labor Force in MENA; Infrastructure Endowments and Future Needs; 2.1 Labor Force Levels in MENA, 2009; 2.2 Infrastructure Endowments in the Developing World; 2.3 Infrastructure Endowments in MENA by Country Grouping; 2.4 Unit Costs of Infrastructure by Sector; 2.5 Roads Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program; 2.6 Annual Expenditure Needs for Infrastructure in the MENA Region 2.2 Composition of Infrastructure Expenditure Needs by Group of Countries 2.7 Annual Infrastructure Investment and Maintenance Needs in MENA by Type of Investment as Percent of GDP; 2.8 Expenditure Needs for Water and Sanitation in Urban and Rural Areas; Potential of Infrastructure Investment in Boosting Employment; 2.9 Access Shortfall Compared to MDG Linear Path Achievement; 2.10 Employment Shares of Infrastructure and Construction Sectors; 2.11 Infrastructure Jobs by Sector in MENA; 2.3 Shares of Infrastructure and Construction Jobs in Total Employment in MENA Annex 2A: Econometric Models for Infrastructure Needs Annex 2B: Data Sources and Descriptions Used for Model of Investment Requirements; Annex 2C: Data Imputations; Notes; 2C.1 Imputation of Average Investment as Percent of GDP When Data Were Not Available; References; Chapter 3 Short-Run Employment Effects of Infrastructure Investment; Techniques for Estimating the Cost of a Job and the Employment Generated by Investment in Infrastructure; Hybrid Approaches to Estimating the Short-Term Employment Effects of Infrastructure Investment; Boxes 3.1 Pros and Cons of Input-Output Table Use for Generating Employment Estimates 3.1 Regression of Semiskilled Hourly Construction Wage on GDP per Capita; Estimating the Cost of Creating Jobs in Oil Importing MENA Countries; 3.2 Construction Sector Hourly Wages in the Arab Republic of Egypt, January 2009; 3.3 Sector Coverage Provided by Various Input-Output Tables; 3.4 Cost of Creating a Job in Selected Infrastructure Sectors in the Arab Republic of Egypt, 2009; 3.5 Cost of Creating Infrastructure-Related Jobs by Country; 3.6 Estimated Costs of a Type II Job in Six MENA OICs, 2009 3.7 Estimated Costs of a Direct Job in Six MENA OICs, 2009 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779427003321 |
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Directions in development : : infrastructure and employment creation in the Middle East and North Africa / / Antonio Estache ... [and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
Disciplina | 338.956 |
Altri autori (Persone) | EstacheAntonio |
Collana | Directions in development |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Middle East
Infrastructure (Economics) - Africa, North Labor supply - Middle East Labor supply - Africa, North |
ISBN |
0-8213-9666-8
1-299-19249-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; O.1 Infrastructure Needs and Financing; O.2 Cost of a Direct Job in Roads and Bridge Construction Relative to Other Sectors in 2009; Tables; O.1 Infrastructure-Related Short-Term Job Creation; O.3 Shares of Unemployed by Education Level in Selected MENA Economies; Chapter 1 Introduction; Background Information; 1.1 Public Gross Fixed Capital Formation; 1.2 Sectors' Contribution to Annual Employment Growth in the 2000's; Scope and Structure of the Study; 1.3 Fiscal Space Indicators
Definitions and Key Concepts 1.1 MENA Classification; References; Chapter 2 The State of Employment and Infrastructure and Future Needs; Employment Challenges; 2.1 Employment and the Size of the Labor Force in MENA; Infrastructure Endowments and Future Needs; 2.1 Labor Force Levels in MENA, 2009; 2.2 Infrastructure Endowments in the Developing World; 2.3 Infrastructure Endowments in MENA by Country Grouping; 2.4 Unit Costs of Infrastructure by Sector; 2.5 Roads Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program; 2.6 Annual Expenditure Needs for Infrastructure in the MENA Region 2.2 Composition of Infrastructure Expenditure Needs by Group of Countries 2.7 Annual Infrastructure Investment and Maintenance Needs in MENA by Type of Investment as Percent of GDP; 2.8 Expenditure Needs for Water and Sanitation in Urban and Rural Areas; Potential of Infrastructure Investment in Boosting Employment; 2.9 Access Shortfall Compared to MDG Linear Path Achievement; 2.10 Employment Shares of Infrastructure and Construction Sectors; 2.11 Infrastructure Jobs by Sector in MENA; 2.3 Shares of Infrastructure and Construction Jobs in Total Employment in MENA Annex 2A: Econometric Models for Infrastructure Needs Annex 2B: Data Sources and Descriptions Used for Model of Investment Requirements; Annex 2C: Data Imputations; Notes; 2C.1 Imputation of Average Investment as Percent of GDP When Data Were Not Available; References; Chapter 3 Short-Run Employment Effects of Infrastructure Investment; Techniques for Estimating the Cost of a Job and the Employment Generated by Investment in Infrastructure; Hybrid Approaches to Estimating the Short-Term Employment Effects of Infrastructure Investment; Boxes 3.1 Pros and Cons of Input-Output Table Use for Generating Employment Estimates 3.1 Regression of Semiskilled Hourly Construction Wage on GDP per Capita; Estimating the Cost of Creating Jobs in Oil Importing MENA Countries; 3.2 Construction Sector Hourly Wages in the Arab Republic of Egypt, January 2009; 3.3 Sector Coverage Provided by Various Input-Output Tables; 3.4 Cost of Creating a Job in Selected Infrastructure Sectors in the Arab Republic of Egypt, 2009; 3.5 Cost of Creating Infrastructure-Related Jobs by Country; 3.6 Estimated Costs of a Type II Job in Six MENA OICs, 2009 3.7 Estimated Costs of a Direct Job in Six MENA OICs, 2009 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826710203321 |
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Infrastructure and employment creation in the Middle East and North Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Antonio Estache ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (115 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.956 |
Altri autori (Persone) | EstacheAntonio |
Collana | Directions in development. Infrastructure |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Middle East
Infrastructure (Economics) - Africa, North Labor supply - Middle East Labor supply - Africa, North |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8213-9666-8
1-299-19249-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; O.1 Infrastructure Needs and Financing; O.2 Cost of a Direct Job in Roads and Bridge Construction Relative to Other Sectors in 2009; Tables; O.1 Infrastructure-Related Short-Term Job Creation; O.3 Shares of Unemployed by Education Level in Selected MENA Economies; Chapter 1 Introduction; Background Information; 1.1 Public Gross Fixed Capital Formation; 1.2 Sectors' Contribution to Annual Employment Growth in the 2000's; Scope and Structure of the Study; 1.3 Fiscal Space Indicators
Definitions and Key Concepts 1.1 MENA Classification; References; Chapter 2 The State of Employment and Infrastructure and Future Needs; Employment Challenges; 2.1 Employment and the Size of the Labor Force in MENA; Infrastructure Endowments and Future Needs; 2.1 Labor Force Levels in MENA, 2009; 2.2 Infrastructure Endowments in the Developing World; 2.3 Infrastructure Endowments in MENA by Country Grouping; 2.4 Unit Costs of Infrastructure by Sector; 2.5 Roads Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program; 2.6 Annual Expenditure Needs for Infrastructure in the MENA Region 2.2 Composition of Infrastructure Expenditure Needs by Group of Countries 2.7 Annual Infrastructure Investment and Maintenance Needs in MENA by Type of Investment as Percent of GDP; 2.8 Expenditure Needs for Water and Sanitation in Urban and Rural Areas; Potential of Infrastructure Investment in Boosting Employment; 2.9 Access Shortfall Compared to MDG Linear Path Achievement; 2.10 Employment Shares of Infrastructure and Construction Sectors; 2.11 Infrastructure Jobs by Sector in MENA; 2.3 Shares of Infrastructure and Construction Jobs in Total Employment in MENA Annex 2A: Econometric Models for Infrastructure Needs Annex 2B: Data Sources and Descriptions Used for Model of Investment Requirements; Annex 2C: Data Imputations; Notes; 2C.1 Imputation of Average Investment as Percent of GDP When Data Were Not Available; References; Chapter 3 Short-Run Employment Effects of Infrastructure Investment; Techniques for Estimating the Cost of a Job and the Employment Generated by Investment in Infrastructure; Hybrid Approaches to Estimating the Short-Term Employment Effects of Infrastructure Investment; Boxes 3.1 Pros and Cons of Input-Output Table Use for Generating Employment Estimates 3.1 Regression of Semiskilled Hourly Construction Wage on GDP per Capita; Estimating the Cost of Creating Jobs in Oil Importing MENA Countries; 3.2 Construction Sector Hourly Wages in the Arab Republic of Egypt, January 2009; 3.3 Sector Coverage Provided by Various Input-Output Tables; 3.4 Cost of Creating a Job in Selected Infrastructure Sectors in the Arab Republic of Egypt, 2009; 3.5 Cost of Creating Infrastructure-Related Jobs by Country; 3.6 Estimated Costs of a Type II Job in Six MENA OICs, 2009 3.7 Estimated Costs of a Direct Job in Six MENA OICs, 2009 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452554403321 |
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Unlocking the employment potential in the Middle East and North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : toward a new social contract |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xxii, 287 p |
Disciplina | 331.12/042/0956 |
Collana | Orientations in development series |
Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Middle East
Labor market - Africa, North Labor supply - Middle East Labor supply - Africa, North |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-08503-7
9786610085033 1-4175-0599-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455764203321 |
Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Unlocking the employment potential in the Middle East and North Africa : : toward a new social contract |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xxi, 262 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 331.12/042/0956 |
Collana |
MENA development report
Orientations in development series |
Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Middle East
Labor market - Africa, North Labor supply - Middle East Labor supply - Africa, North |
ISBN |
1-280-08503-7
9786610085033 1-4175-0599-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780442003321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 | ||
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Unlocking the employment potential in the Middle East and North Africa : toward a new social contract |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xxi, 262 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 331.12/042/0956 |
Collana | Orientations in development series |
Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Middle East
Labor market - Africa, North Labor supply - Middle East Labor supply - Africa, North |
ISBN |
1-280-08503-7
9786610085033 1-4175-0599-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810591303321 |
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