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Striving for better jobs : the challenge of informality in the Middle East and North Africa
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ISBN: 0821395351 132212857X 082139536X Year: 2012 Publisher: Washington DC : World Bank,

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While economic growth has been sustained for a number of years in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, this has not resulted in the creation of an adequate number of jobs and has succeeded, at best, in generating low-quality, informal jobs. While there is a great deal of heterogeneity across countries, informality in MENA is widespread, and some countries in the region are amongst the most informal economies in the world. The book looks at informality through a human development angle and focuses specifically on informal employment. In line with this approach, the...


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Jobs for shared prosperity : time for action in the Middle East and North Africa
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ISBN: 0821397192 0821397206 Year: 2013 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank,

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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

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