Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries

The Arab region faces a growing realization that development paths of the past are no longer capable of achieving national objectives. The problem of insufficient job creation in the Arab region is mounting, and without fundamental transitions in t...

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Main Author:	Nabli, Mustapha Kamel
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ECONOMIC GROWTH PERFORMANCE FINANCE POLICY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES JOB CREATION UNEMPLOYMENT PRIVATE SECTOR ARAB STATES REGIONAL INTEGRATION OIL RESOURCES ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE GENDER EQUALITY EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/365401503577951107/Long-term-economic-development-challenges-and-prospects-for-the-Arab-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28427

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spelling	okr-10986-284272021-04-23T14:04:48Z Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries Nabli, Mustapha Kamel ECONOMIC GROWTH PERFORMANCE FINANCE POLICY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES JOB CREATION UNEMPLOYMENT PRIVATE SECTOR ARAB STATES REGIONAL INTEGRATION OIL RESOURCES ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE GENDER EQUALITY EDUCATION The Arab region faces a growing realization that development paths of the past are no longer capable of achieving national objectives. The problem of insufficient job creation in the Arab region is mounting, and without fundamental transitions in the Arab economies which ensure greater and sustainable job creation, the employment challenge will worsen rapidly and dramatically. The authors will articulate the broad course of action needed in the Arab economies. First, in Section II the authors describe the development challenges facing the Arab world, in particular, the challenge of employment creation. In Section III, the authors examine the constraints of the old development model in the region in terms of meeting these development challenges. Section IV proposes a set of transitions that constitute the contours of a new development model. Section V outlines the fundamental changes needed for making this transition, including improved governance, higher quality education and greater gender equality. The concluding section VI makes a few observations about the feasibility and issues of implementation. 2017-09-28T19:05:01Z 2017-09-28T19:05:01Z 2004-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/365401503577951107/Long-term-economic-development-challenges-and-prospects-for-the-Arab-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28427 English en_US Paper presented at Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, February 12, 2004; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Middle East
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topic	ECONOMIC GROWTH PERFORMANCE FINANCE POLICY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES JOB CREATION UNEMPLOYMENT PRIVATE SECTOR ARAB STATES REGIONAL INTEGRATION OIL RESOURCES ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE GENDER EQUALITY EDUCATION
spellingShingle	ECONOMIC GROWTH PERFORMANCE FINANCE POLICY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES JOB CREATION UNEMPLOYMENT PRIVATE SECTOR ARAB STATES REGIONAL INTEGRATION OIL RESOURCES ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE GENDER EQUALITY EDUCATION Nabli, Mustapha Kamel Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries
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description	The Arab region faces a growing realization that development paths of the past are no longer capable of achieving national objectives. The problem of insufficient job creation in the Arab region is mounting, and without fundamental transitions in the Arab economies which ensure greater and sustainable job creation, the employment challenge will worsen rapidly and dramatically. The authors will articulate the broad course of action needed in the Arab economies. First, in Section II the authors describe the development challenges facing the Arab world, in particular, the challenge of employment creation. In Section III, the authors examine the constraints of the old development model in the region in terms of meeting these development challenges. Section IV proposes a set of transitions that constitute the contours of a new development model. Section V outlines the fundamental changes needed for making this transition, including improved governance, higher quality education and greater gender equality. The concluding section VI makes a few observations about the feasibility and issues of implementation.
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title	Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries
title_short	Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries
title_full	Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries
title_fullStr	Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries
title_sort	long-term economic development challenges and prospects for the arab countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/365401503577951107/Long-term-economic-development-challenges-and-prospects-for-the-Arab-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28427
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Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries

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