Striving for Better Jobs : The Challenge of Informality in the Middle East and North Africa Region
This quick note provides an overview of the World Bank report striving for better jobs: the challenge of informality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The report was completed as a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests swept a...
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okr-10986-108572021-04-23T14:02:52Z Striving for Better Jobs : The Challenge of Informality in the Middle East and North Africa Region Gatti, Roberta Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. Silva, Joana Bodor, Andras ACCOUNTING ANNUAL LEAVE BARRIERS TO ENTRY DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVES FIRING FIRING COSTS GOVERNMENT REVENUE HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH WAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INCOME SECURITY INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT JOB DURATION JOB SATISFACTION JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOBS LABOR COST LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR REGULATIONS LIVING STANDARDS MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS OCCUPATIONS PENSION PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS PLACEMENT SERVICES PRIME AGE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOB REGULATORY AUTHORITIES RENTS RETIREMENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT SELF EMPLOYED SELF EMPLOYED WORKERS SELF EMPLOYMENT SELFEMPLOYMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL SECURITY STAFF TAX TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS TRIPARTITE UNEMPLOYMENT UNIONS UNPAID WORKERS WAGE FLOORS WAGE GAP WAGE RIGIDITIES WORKER WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING POOR This quick note provides an overview of the World Bank report striving for better jobs: the challenge of informality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The report was completed as a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests swept across the Arab world. Millions of young people were chanting 'dignity' and 'social justice' in the region, underlining deep-seated feelings of exclusion and inequality of opportunities. Demanding democracy, human rights, and better governance, young Arabs were also striving to realize their economic aspirations in a region rich in human and physical capital. However, while there has been economic growth for a number of years in MENA countries, this has not led to an adequate number of good jobs and has succeeded, at best, in generating low-quality, informal jobs. 2012-08-13T13:21:41Z 2012-08-13T13:21:41Z 2011-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/15572235/striving-better-jobs-challenge-informality-middle-east-north-africa-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10857 English MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 49 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa |
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ACCOUNTING ANNUAL LEAVE BARRIERS TO ENTRY DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVES FIRING FIRING COSTS GOVERNMENT REVENUE HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH WAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INCOME SECURITY INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT JOB DURATION JOB SATISFACTION JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOBS LABOR COST LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR REGULATIONS LIVING STANDARDS MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS OCCUPATIONS PENSION PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS PLACEMENT SERVICES PRIME AGE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOB REGULATORY AUTHORITIES RENTS RETIREMENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT SELF EMPLOYED SELF EMPLOYED WORKERS SELF EMPLOYMENT SELFEMPLOYMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL SECURITY STAFF TAX TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS TRIPARTITE UNEMPLOYMENT UNIONS UNPAID WORKERS WAGE FLOORS WAGE GAP WAGE RIGIDITIES WORKER WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING POOR |
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ACCOUNTING ANNUAL LEAVE BARRIERS TO ENTRY DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVES FIRING FIRING COSTS GOVERNMENT REVENUE HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH WAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INCOME SECURITY INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT JOB DURATION JOB SATISFACTION JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOBS LABOR COST LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR REGULATIONS LIVING STANDARDS MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS OCCUPATIONS PENSION PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS PLACEMENT SERVICES PRIME AGE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOB REGULATORY AUTHORITIES RENTS RETIREMENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT SELF EMPLOYED SELF EMPLOYED WORKERS SELF EMPLOYMENT SELFEMPLOYMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL SECURITY STAFF TAX TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS TRIPARTITE UNEMPLOYMENT UNIONS UNPAID WORKERS WAGE FLOORS WAGE GAP WAGE RIGIDITIES WORKER WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING POOR Gatti, Roberta Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. Silva, Joana Bodor, Andras Striving for Better Jobs : The Challenge of Informality in the Middle East and North Africa Region |
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This quick note provides an overview of
the World Bank report striving for better jobs: the
challenge of informality in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA). The report was completed as a revolutionary wave of
demonstrations and protests swept across the Arab world.
Millions of young people were chanting 'dignity'
and 'social justice' in the region, underlining
deep-seated feelings of exclusion and inequality of
opportunities. Demanding democracy, human rights, and better
governance, young Arabs were also striving to realize their
economic aspirations in a region rich in human and physical
capital. However, while there has been economic growth for a
number of years in MENA countries, this has not led to an
adequate number of good jobs and has succeeded, at best, in
generating low-quality, informal jobs. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Gatti, Roberta Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. Silva, Joana Bodor, Andras |
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Gatti, Roberta Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. Silva, Joana Bodor, Andras |
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Gatti, Roberta |
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Striving for Better Jobs : The Challenge of Informality in the Middle East and North Africa Region |
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Striving for Better Jobs : The Challenge of Informality in the Middle East and North Africa Region |
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Striving for Better Jobs : The Challenge of Informality in the Middle East and North Africa Region |
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Striving for Better Jobs : The Challenge of Informality in the Middle East and North Africa Region |
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Striving for Better Jobs : The Challenge of Informality in the Middle East and North Africa Region |
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striving for better jobs : the challenge of informality in the middle east and north africa region |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/15572235/striving-better-jobs-challenge-informality-middle-east-north-africa-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10857 |
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