Striving for Better Jobs : (Record no. 40853)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780821395363 |
| Qualifying information | (electronic bk.) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780821395356 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)890982223 |
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| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
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| Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
| Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HD2346.A56 -- .S775 2014eb |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 331 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gatti, Roberta. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Striving for Better Jobs : |
| Remainder of title | The Challenge of Informality in the Middle East and North Africa. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Herndon : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | World Bank Publications, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2014. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (309 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Directions in Development - Human Development |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Background -- Understanding Informality -- Informality in MENA: Levels and Trends -- Who Are Informal Workers? -- Informality among Firms -- Informality in MENA: Exclusion or Choice? -- Barriers to Coverage and Policy Options -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1 How Large Is Informality and Why Do We Care? -- What Is Informality? -- How to Measure Informality -- Why Does Informality Matter? -- Informality in MENA -- What Causes Informality? -- Conclusions -- Annex -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Profile and Micro-Determinants of Informality -- Introduction -- Macroeconomic Context -- Informality Profile -- Determinants of Informality -- Conclusions -- Annex -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Informality and the Firm -- Introduction -- Description of Informality among Firms -- Main Costs and Benefits of Informality for Firms -- Stylized Facts on Informality among Firms in MENA -- Conclusions -- Annex -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Informality: Choice or Exclusion? -- Introduction -- Informality and Wages -- Job (Im) Mobility -- What Are Informal Jobs Like? -- Self-Employment: A Choice? -- How Much Are Workers Willing to Contribute to Social Security? -- Networks and Intergenerational Persistence -- Conclusions -- Annex -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Barriers to Coverage and Policy Options -- Part 1. Addressing Institutional Barriers and the Low Productivity Trap -- Part 2. Extending Social Insurance Coverage -- Extending Social Insurance Beyond the Existing Mandatory System: Guiding Tree with Application to MENA -- Extending Coverage beyond an Existing Mandatory Social Insurance System -- Annex -- Notes -- References -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Back Cover. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | While economic growth has been sustained for a number of years in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, this has not resulted in the creation of an adequate number of jobs and has succeeded, at best, in generating low-quality, informal jobs. While there is a great deal of heterogeneity across countries, informality in MENA is widespread, and some countries in the region are amongst the most informal economies in the world. The book looks at informality through a human development angle and focuses specifically on informal employment. In line with this approach, the working definition for informality adopted in the book is "lack of social security coverage" (usually understood as pensions, or if a pension system does not exist, as health insurance), which captures well the vulnerability associated with informal employment. Informal workers in MENA are generally engaged in low productivity jobs - more so than in comparator countries -, are paid less for otherwise similar work in the formal sector, and self-report low levels of satisfaction at work. Also, informal workers in MENA face important mobility barriers into formal employment and thus lack of social security coverage against health, unemployment, and old-age risks. Formal employment in the MENA region is strongly associated with public sector employment. Opportunities for formal employment in the private sector in the region remain very limited. The book identifies 5 strategic directions to promote long-term inclusive growth and formality, namely: (i) fostering competition; (ii) realigning incentives in the public sector; (iii) moving towards labor regulations that promote labor mobility and provide support to workers in periods of transition; (iv) enhancing the productivity of informal workers through training and skills upgrading; and (v) reforming existing |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | social insurance systems and introduce new instruments for coverage extension. This book is addressed to policy makers, academics, and practitioners who wish to understand the phenomenon of informal employment, and policy options for promoting more inclusive and productive labor market opportunities. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Informal sector (Economics) -- Africa, North. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Informal sector (Economics) -- Middle East. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Labor market -- Africa, North. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Labor market -- Middle East. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Silva, Joana. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bodor, Andras. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Gatti, Roberta |
| Title | Striving for Better Jobs |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Herndon : World Bank Publications,c2014 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780821395356 |
| 797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Directions in Development - Human Development |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1785082">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1785082</a> |
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