| Description |
xxxi, 315 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Labor market -- Middle East -- History -- 21st century.
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Labor market -- Africa, North -- History -- 21st century.
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Manpower policy -- Middle East.
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Manpower policy -- Africa, North.
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Middle East -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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Africa, North -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gatti, Roberta.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780821397190 (alk. paper) |
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9780821397206 (electronic bk.) |
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