Unemployment rates in the region are among the highest in the world, especially for young graduates. Recent analytic work trying to explain weak job creation and insufficient private sector dynamism points to formal and informal barriers to entry and competition. These barriers privilege a few (often unproductive) incumbents who enjoy a competition edge because of their connections or ability to influence policy making and delivery. Renewing the social...
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2018/06/02
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2018/10/04
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Privilege-Resistant Policies in the Middle East and North Africa
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small and medium enterprise
Citation
Mahmood,Syed Akhtar; Ait Ali Slimane,Meriem.
Privilege-Resistant Policies in the Middle East and North Africa (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/516331538648238168