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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 liv

Africa, North -- Economic conditions -- 21st century. --- Labor market -- Africa, North -- History -- 21st century. --- Labor market -- Middle East -- History -- 21st century. --- Manpower policy -- Africa, North. --- Manpower policy -- Middle East. --- Middle East -- Economic conditions -- 21st century. --- Labor market --- Manpower policy --- Business & Economics --- Economic History --- History --- Middle East --- Africa, North --- Economic conditions --- Employment policy --- Human resource development --- Labor market policy --- Manpower utilization --- Employees --- Market, Labor --- Supply and demand for labor --- Government policy --- Supply and demand --- Barbary States --- Maghreb --- Maghrib --- North Africa --- Asia, South West --- Asia, Southwest --- Asia, Western --- East (Middle East) --- Eastern Mediterranean --- Fertile Crescent --- Levant --- Mediterranean Region, Eastern --- Mideast --- Near East --- Northern Tier (Middle East) --- South West Asia --- Southwest Asia --- Labor policy --- Labor supply --- Trade adjustment assistance --- Markets --- Asia, West --- West Asia --- Western Asia --- Orient

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"The New Middle East is one of the first comprehensive books written by prominent scholars of the region and of comparative politics to critically examine the Arab popular uprisings of 2011-2012. While these uprisings prompted a number of cursory publications, this volume contains meticulous and thoughtful reflections on the causes, drivers and effects of these seminal events on the internal, regional and international politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Although specific conditions in individual countries that have experienced large-scale popular mobilizations are investigated, they are neither treated in isolation nor separated from broader developments in the region. Instead, the authors highlight connections between individual case studies and systemic conditions throughout the Arab arena. These include the crisis of political authority, the failure of economic development, and new genres of mobilization and activism, especially communication technology and youth movements. The careful analysis and reflection on the prospects for democratic change in the region ensures the book will have both an immediate and enduring appeal"--

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