The Plight of Yemeni Private Enterprises since the 2011 Crisis : A Rapid Assessment
Yemen's political and security crises have exacted a terrible toll on its people in terms of human losses, poverty, malnutrition, and economic decline. Emerging from conflict and violence and moving towards economic recovery, growth, poverty a...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16795763/plight-yemeni-private-enterprises-2011-crisis-rapid-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16167 |
| Summary: | Yemen's political and security
crises have exacted a terrible toll on its people in terms
of human losses, poverty, malnutrition, and economic
decline. Emerging from conflict and violence and moving
towards economic recovery, growth, poverty alleviation, and
job creation are critically dependent on enabling a growing
and increasingly diverse and competitive private sector.
Understanding the effects of civil conflict on private
businesses and their needs in a conflict-affected
environment can provide insights on measures that will
assist overall economic recovery. The report asserts that
private sector development is crucial to recovery,
'especially if creating jobs and incomes is to outlast
donor-funded, short-term emergency works'. The World
Development Report (WDR) concludes that, 'author need
to put greater emphasis on early projects to create jobs,
especially through the private sector.' |
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