Enhancing Economic Development and Job Creation in Addis Ababa : The Role of the City Administration

Addis Ababa will play a major role in Ethiopia’s aspirations to reach middle income status, yet institutional inefficiencies currently hamper structural transformation. Addis Ababa contributes a third of Ethiopia’s manufacturing sector GDP and over...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOB CREATION FIRM ENTRY ACCESS TO LAND REGULATION ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES LAND POLICY ACCESS TO FINANCE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICROENTERPRISE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SERVICE DELIVERY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/828941529524223693/Enhancing-Economic-Development-and-Job-Creation-in-Addis-Ababa-The-Role-of-the-City-Administration http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30170

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spelling	okr-10986-301702021-05-25T09:16:10Z Enhancing Economic Development and Job Creation in Addis Ababa : The Role of the City Administration World Bank Group URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOB CREATION FIRM ENTRY ACCESS TO LAND REGULATION ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES LAND POLICY ACCESS TO FINANCE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICROENTERPRISE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SERVICE DELIVERY Addis Ababa will play a major role in Ethiopia’s aspirations to reach middle income status, yet institutional inefficiencies currently hamper structural transformation. Addis Ababa contributes a third of Ethiopia’s manufacturing sector GDP and over half of urban employment. Yet, current policy restrictions on access to land already seem to be leading to a declining share of employment in the manufacturing sectors in which Addis Ababa is specialized, without a significant increase in the high value added sectors policy makers seek for the city. Policy makers at the city as well as national level therefore need to rapidly undertake efforts towards instituting a conducive environment for the development and attraction of these higher tech sectors. Given that unemployment in Addis Ababa is already the highest in urban Ethiopia, urgent action is needed to encourage economic succession to provide sources of employment for citizens. This report provides recommendations on the role of the City Administration in economic development and recommends a focus on better access to land, simpler procedures for domestic and diaspora investors, more competitively targeted enterprise support and increased capacity of the city administration. 2018-08-08T21:09:47Z 2018-08-08T21:09:47Z 2018-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/828941529524223693/Enhancing-Economic-Development-and-Job-Creation-in-Addis-Ababa-The-Role-of-the-City-Administration http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30170 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: City Development Strategy Economic & Sector Work Africa Ethiopia
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topic	URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOB CREATION FIRM ENTRY ACCESS TO LAND REGULATION ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES LAND POLICY ACCESS TO FINANCE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICROENTERPRISE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SERVICE DELIVERY
spellingShingle	URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOB CREATION FIRM ENTRY ACCESS TO LAND REGULATION ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES LAND POLICY ACCESS TO FINANCE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICROENTERPRISE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SERVICE DELIVERY World Bank Group Enhancing Economic Development and Job Creation in Addis Ababa : The Role of the City Administration
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description	Addis Ababa will play a major role in Ethiopia’s aspirations to reach middle income status, yet institutional inefficiencies currently hamper structural transformation. Addis Ababa contributes a third of Ethiopia’s manufacturing sector GDP and over half of urban employment. Yet, current policy restrictions on access to land already seem to be leading to a declining share of employment in the manufacturing sectors in which Addis Ababa is specialized, without a significant increase in the high value added sectors policy makers seek for the city. Policy makers at the city as well as national level therefore need to rapidly undertake efforts towards instituting a conducive environment for the development and attraction of these higher tech sectors. Given that unemployment in Addis Ababa is already the highest in urban Ethiopia, urgent action is needed to encourage economic succession to provide sources of employment for citizens. This report provides recommendations on the role of the City Administration in economic development and recommends a focus on better access to land, simpler procedures for domestic and diaspora investors, more competitively targeted enterprise support and increased capacity of the city administration.
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author	World Bank Group
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title	Enhancing Economic Development and Job Creation in Addis Ababa : The Role of the City Administration
title_short	Enhancing Economic Development and Job Creation in Addis Ababa : The Role of the City Administration
title_full	Enhancing Economic Development and Job Creation in Addis Ababa : The Role of the City Administration
title_fullStr	Enhancing Economic Development and Job Creation in Addis Ababa : The Role of the City Administration
title_full_unstemmed	Enhancing Economic Development and Job Creation in Addis Ababa : The Role of the City Administration
title_sort	enhancing economic development and job creation in addis ababa : the role of the city administration
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/828941529524223693/Enhancing-Economic-Development-and-Job-Creation-in-Addis-Ababa-The-Role-of-the-City-Administration http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30170
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Enhancing Economic Development and Job Creation in Addis Ababa : The Role of the City Administration

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