iMENA : An Innovation Agenda for Jobs

A critical issue in the Middle East and North Arica (MENA) region is employment, especially for youth and women. Young Arabs have some of the highest unemployment rates in the world, and women are significantly excluded from the job market. Also given high concentrations of poverty is some of our countries (Egypt, Morocco, etc.) inclusive growth focused on creating jobs and economic opportunities for the poor and dispossessed is a key part of the agenda. The recent revolutions have only further highlighted the critical importance of job creation for the region. Yet the region except in some industries and in some countries is unlikely to have a comparative advantage in labor intensive manufacturing Asia.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Bell, Simon
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-12
Subjects:	APPRENTICESHIP, BANK FINANCING, BANKS, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUSINESSES, CAPACITY-BUILDING, COLLABORATION, COMPETITIVENESS, DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS, DIASPORA NETWORKS, DISCUSSION, E-GOVERNMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENTERPRISE SURVEY, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES, ENTREPRENEURS, EQUITY FINANCING, EXPORT DEVELOPMENT, EXPORT MARKETS, FINANCING NEEDS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, ICT, IDEAS, INCOME, INNOVATION, INNOVATION MODEL, INNOVATION PROJECT, INNOVATION STRATEGY, INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES, INNOVATIVE BUSINESS, INNOVATIVE FIRMS, INNOVATIVE IDEAS, INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, INTEGRATION, JOB CREATION, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, LEARNING, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, LEARNING EXPERIENCES, MANUFACTURING, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET PLACE, MARKETING, MARKETING STRATEGY, MENTORING, MOVEMENT OF GOODS, NETWORKS, NEW IDEAS, NEW MARKET, NEW PRODUCT, NEW TECHNOLOGY, PAYMENTS SERVICES, PEER LENDING, PEER-TO-PEER, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS, PRODUCT DESIGN, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, R&D, REGIONAL INNOVATION, RESULT, RESULTS, SILICON, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS, START-UPS, THINKING, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, VALUE CHAIN, VENTURE CAPITAL, VENTURE CAPITALISTS, VIRTUAL MARKET PLACE, VISION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/15572250/mena-innovation-agenda-jobs https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10858
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