The Jobs Agenda for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

The economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grew several folds over the past decades, making impressive improvements in key development indicators, supported by massive investments in extractive industries. Real gross domestic product (GDP)...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	JOB CREATION FISCAL POLICY LABOR MARKET BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT MIGRANT LABOR SOCIAL POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM SKILLS DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SYSTEM REFORM GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/792871524204977802/The-jobs-agenda-for-the-Gulf-cooperation-council-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29741

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spelling	okr-10986-297412021-05-25T09:14:06Z The Jobs Agenda for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries World Bank Group JOB CREATION FISCAL POLICY LABOR MARKET BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT MIGRANT LABOR SOCIAL POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM SKILLS DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SYSTEM REFORM GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL The economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grew several folds over the past decades, making impressive improvements in key development indicators, supported by massive investments in extractive industries. Real gross domestic product (GDP) annual growth reached 5.1 percent during the 2000-2012 period, with hydrocarbons accounting for almost 90 percent of revenues and 80 percent of exports during the same period. Economic growth has not translated into sufficient employment creation and optimal job outcomes for GCC nationals outside of the natural resources industry. Reforming public sector employment to increase the productivity and meritocracy of jobs for GCC citizens entails three key recommendations. First, while public sector pay should remain competitive to attract highly skilled workers, it needs to correspond with actual productivity levels. Second, introducing a meritocratic system and formal performance management tools in the public sector will increase competition among public sector employees and potentially increase productivity. Finally, in some of the larger GCC economies, rationalization of recruitment of citizens into the public sector may be necessary. This note elaborates on this line of reasoning and highlights how the World Bank can assist GCC governments in achieving their stated objectives of increasing citizens’ access to more and productive employment and supporting the shift towards a knowledge-based economy. 2018-04-26T21:30:54Z 2018-04-26T21:30:54Z 2018-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/792871524204977802/The-jobs-agenda-for-the-Gulf-cooperation-council-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29741 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
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topic	JOB CREATION FISCAL POLICY LABOR MARKET BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT MIGRANT LABOR SOCIAL POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM SKILLS DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SYSTEM REFORM GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL
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description	The economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grew several folds over the past decades, making impressive improvements in key development indicators, supported by massive investments in extractive industries. Real gross domestic product (GDP) annual growth reached 5.1 percent during the 2000-2012 period, with hydrocarbons accounting for almost 90 percent of revenues and 80 percent of exports during the same period. Economic growth has not translated into sufficient employment creation and optimal job outcomes for GCC nationals outside of the natural resources industry. Reforming public sector employment to increase the productivity and meritocracy of jobs for GCC citizens entails three key recommendations. First, while public sector pay should remain competitive to attract highly skilled workers, it needs to correspond with actual productivity levels. Second, introducing a meritocratic system and formal performance management tools in the public sector will increase competition among public sector employees and potentially increase productivity. Finally, in some of the larger GCC economies, rationalization of recruitment of citizens into the public sector may be necessary. This note elaborates on this line of reasoning and highlights how the World Bank can assist GCC governments in achieving their stated objectives of increasing citizens’ access to more and productive employment and supporting the shift towards a knowledge-based economy.
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title	The Jobs Agenda for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_short	The Jobs Agenda for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_full	The Jobs Agenda for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
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The Jobs Agenda for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

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