TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gatti,Roberta
TI  - Jobs for shared prosperity: time for action in the Middle East and North Africa 
SN  - 9780821397190 (alk. paper)
AV  - HC415.15 .G38 2013
U1  - 331.10956 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Labor market
KW  - Africa, North
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Manpower policy
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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
UR  - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-9719-0
ER  -