Value Chain Development for Jobs in Lagging Regions - Let's Work Program in Tunisia : Overview of the Approach, Impact, and Findings

This report provides an overview of a World Bank activity to support structural change for competitiveness and employment opportunities in Tunisia's lagging regions based on value chain and cluster analysis. While state-level policy changes are necessary and important contributions to tackle lo...

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Main Authors: Weber, Michael, Salhab, Jade
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/362371593018826719/Value-Chain-Development-for-Jobs-in-Lagging-Regions-Lets-Work-Program-in-Tunisia-P157321-Overview-of-the-Approach-Impact-and-Findings
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spelling okr-10986-340002021-06-14T09:58:58Z Value Chain Development for Jobs in Lagging Regions - Let's Work Program in Tunisia : Overview of the Approach, Impact, and Findings Weber, Michael Salhab, Jade PROJECT DESIGN MARKET SEGMENTATION VALUE CHAIN LABOR MARKET JOB CREATION EMPLOYMENT OLIVE OIL MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS TOMATO This report provides an overview of a World Bank activity to support structural change for competitiveness and employment opportunities in Tunisia's lagging regions based on value chain and cluster analysis. While state-level policy changes are necessary and important contributions to tackle low growth and job creation in a country, they are often not sufficient. To be effective, these policies need to be accompanied with interventions that address both market and government failures at the local level. The ultimate objective is to create more and better jobs in small and medium-size enterprises by strengthening their competitiveness in a diversified range of markets. The overview report provides the main findings of the value chain and jobs survey, the two related market analyses, and the local capacity building effort that supported the creation of the "Taskforce for Value Chain and Cluster Development" in Tunisia. Each aspect is also covered in a dedicated companion report. 2020-06-26T15:04:26Z 2020-06-26T15:04:26Z 2020-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/362371593018826719/Value-Chain-Development-for-Jobs-in-Lagging-Regions-Lets-Work-Program-in-Tunisia-P157321-Overview-of-the-Approach-Impact-and-Findings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34000 English Jobs Working Paper;No. 43 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 Tunisia
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topic PROJECT DESIGN
MARKET SEGMENTATION
VALUE CHAIN
LABOR MARKET
JOB CREATION
EMPLOYMENT
OLIVE OIL
MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
TOMATO
spellingShingle PROJECT DESIGN
MARKET SEGMENTATION
VALUE CHAIN
LABOR MARKET
JOB CREATION
EMPLOYMENT
OLIVE OIL
MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
TOMATO
Weber, Michael
Salhab, Jade
Value Chain Development for Jobs in Lagging Regions - Let's Work Program in Tunisia : Overview of the Approach, Impact, and Findings
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Tunisia
relation Jobs Working Paper;No. 43
description This report provides an overview of a World Bank activity to support structural change for competitiveness and employment opportunities in Tunisia's lagging regions based on value chain and cluster analysis. While state-level policy changes are necessary and important contributions to tackle low growth and job creation in a country, they are often not sufficient. To be effective, these policies need to be accompanied with interventions that address both market and government failures at the local level. The ultimate objective is to create more and better jobs in small and medium-size enterprises by strengthening their competitiveness in a diversified range of markets. The overview report provides the main findings of the value chain and jobs survey, the two related market analyses, and the local capacity building effort that supported the creation of the "Taskforce for Value Chain and Cluster Development" in Tunisia. Each aspect is also covered in a dedicated companion report.
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author Weber, Michael
Salhab, Jade
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Salhab, Jade
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title Value Chain Development for Jobs in Lagging Regions - Let's Work Program in Tunisia : Overview of the Approach, Impact, and Findings
title_short Value Chain Development for Jobs in Lagging Regions - Let's Work Program in Tunisia : Overview of the Approach, Impact, and Findings
title_full Value Chain Development for Jobs in Lagging Regions - Let's Work Program in Tunisia : Overview of the Approach, Impact, and Findings
title_fullStr Value Chain Development for Jobs in Lagging Regions - Let's Work Program in Tunisia : Overview of the Approach, Impact, and Findings
title_full_unstemmed Value Chain Development for Jobs in Lagging Regions - Let's Work Program in Tunisia : Overview of the Approach, Impact, and Findings
title_sort value chain development for jobs in lagging regions - let's work program in tunisia : overview of the approach, impact, and findings
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/362371593018826719/Value-Chain-Development-for-Jobs-in-Lagging-Regions-Lets-Work-Program-in-Tunisia-P157321-Overview-of-the-Approach-Impact-and-Findings
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