Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Promoting Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity

Jordan is an upper middle income country which has proven remarkably resilient despite decades of turmoil in its neighborhood. Even with economic stability in the face of massive shocks, the Jordanian government - reflecting the views of the population - has made clear the need for improvement in the current growth trajectory. Public dissatisfaction coalesced around a perception, which the government acknowledges, that previous reform efforts had struggled with implementation, while discretionary decisions and unequal opportunities remain entrenched. In response, the government is moving to the implementation phase of its Jordan 2025 strategic blueprint, a new ten-year strategy formally launched in May 2015. The Bank’s systematic country diagnostic (SCD) is therefore unfolding at a critical inflection point for the government. Given existing reform momentum around the energy sector and investment, the substantive engagement of the Bank Group and other development partners, the SCD will seek added value by providing an integrative and concise perspective on what Jordan can do to better meet the expectations of its citizens. As a multi-sector evidence-based diagnostic, the SCD relies upon consistent and integrated analysis of data from various sources.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-02
Subjects:	TARIFFS, MODAL SPLIT, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, MARKET DISTORTIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, FOSSIL FUELS, AIR QUALITY, WASTE MANAGEMENT, PERVERSE INCENTIVES, CARBON, EXPECTATIONS, RAPID TRANSIT, PRODUCERS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, LABOR FORCE, EMISSIONS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, REVENUES, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS, INCENTIVES, EQUILIBRIUM, POLITICAL EFFECTS, TRAFFIC, REAL WAGES, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, RESOURCE USE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, OIL PRICES, ARABLE LAND, COSTS, WATER PRICING, AIR POLLUTION, CROWDING OUT, OIL, TRANSPORT, IRREVERSIBILITY, POPULATION GROWTH, CAPITAL FORMATION, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, OPTIONS, EXTERNALITIES, OPEC, DEBT, POLLUTION, FORESTRY, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS, ECONOMIC POLICIES, AQUIFERS, PRICE SUBSIDIES, NATURAL RESOURCES, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, SUBSIDIES, EFFICIENCY, GRANTS, FOOD PRODUCTION, RANGELANDS, INFRASTRUCTURE, TAXES, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, LAND USE, RESOURCES, UNEMPLOYMENT, BUS, DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION, EQUITY, CONSUMPTION, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, TRANSIT, WAGES, CLIMATE CHANGE, TRANSPARENCY, VALUES, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, DISTORTIONARY EFFECTS, CREDIT, DEMAND, CPI, SUSTAINABLE USE, NATIONAL INCOME, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ENVIRONMENTS, EXPENDITURES, WORKING POOR, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PETROLEUM GAS, PROPERTY, DECISION MAKING, TAX RATES, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, ENVIRONMENT, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, PUBLIC WORKS, STREAMS, ECONOMICS, SECURITIES, TAX REVENUE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CAPITAL GOODS, FISHERIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, LAND, CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, ACCIDENTS, FARMS, WATER POLLUTION, REVENUE, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT, TAX REFORM, ENVIRONMENTAL, PROFITS, LABOR MARKETS, SAFETY, DEMOGRAPHICS, PRICES, OIL SECTOR, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, PRODUCTION COSTS, ECONOMIES, PUBLIC GOODS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/25998273/jordan-promoting-poverty-reduction-shared-prosperity-systematic-country-diagnostic https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23956
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