Most workers are employed in micro firms representing low-productivity, subsistence activities. The private sector has been characterized by low firm turnover – firm entry and exit – and slow productivity growth, limiting the pool of startups and productive firms which create most jobs in MENA. Remove barriers to entry and exit and competition. The targeting of private sector development programs should focus on startups and innovative firms instead...
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2014/01/01
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2014/10/23
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Startups and innovations wanted : private sector growth and job creation
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private sector job creation
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Startups and innovations wanted : private sector growth and job creation (Arabic). World Bank MENA regional issues brief : jobs or privileges ; no. 2 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/495801468278941484