| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 134 pages) |
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Directions in development : poverty |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Overview; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Inequality, Mobility, and Opportunity-Setting the Context; Is There an Arab Inequality Puzzle?; Perceptions about Inequality; Objectives of This Report; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Equality of Opportunity: Concept, Methodology, and Application; Summary; Conceptualizing Equality of Opportunity; Moving from Concept to Measurement; Calculating Inequality of Opportunity for Non-Binary and Monetary Outcomes; Considering the Empirical Limitations of the Measurement of Inequality of Opportunity |
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Includes Inequality of Opportunity in the Policy DebateApplying Inequality of Opportunity to the MNA Region; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Opportunities for Children; Summary; Introduction; Inequality of Opportunities in MNA in the Global Context; Overwhelming Role of Geography; Complementarity of Opportunities and Overlapping Deprivations; Access Does Not Equal Opportunity: The Quality Dimension; Annex 3A; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Inequality in the Labor Market; Summary; Labor Markets in the MNA Region; Inequality in Labor Market Outcomes; Inequality in Wages and Earnings |
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Annex 4A Employment RegressionsNotes; References; Chapter 5 Leveling the Playing Field; Economic Growth, the Twin Goals, and Equality of Opportunity; Building Fair Institutions and Creating Accountability Systems; Expanding Opportunities, Changing Circumstances; Learning and Experimenting; Notes; References; Boxes; Box O.1 Contrasting Profiles of Amr and Mustafa: Two Hypothetical Individuals; Box 2.1 Stylized Example of the Human Opportunity Index; Box 2.2 Estimating the Human Opportunity Index from Household Survey Data |
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Box 2.3 Estimating Inequality of Economic Opportunity from Household DataBox 3.1 Decomposing the D-Index; Box 3.2 Inequality in Test Scores Using the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study; Box 4.1 What Do Similar Decompositions in Countries outside the Region Look Like?; Box 4.2 Equity and Efficiency of Networks for Job Search ; Box 4.3 Contrasting Profiles of Amr and Mustafa: Two Hypothetical Individuals; Figures; Figure O.1 Self-Specified Class Affiliations in the Arab Republic of Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco |
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Figure O.2 Perceptions about the Job Market Situation in LAC and Comparator MNA Countries, 2010-2012Figure O.3 Youth Perceptions of the Role of Wasta in Getting Jobs in MNA Countries; Figure O.4 Coverage and HOI for Basic Proficiency in Math, Reading, and Science, Based on PISA Scores of Selected Regions; Figure O.5 Pattern of Generational Disadvantage in the Arab Republic of Egypt, by Opportunity Age Group; Figure 1.1 Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa; Figure 1.2 Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa from a Global Perspective (Gini Index) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 28, 2016) |
| Subject |
Equality -- Economic aspects -- Arab countries
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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Economic history.
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Equality -- Economic aspects.
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Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Arab countries -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Arab countries -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Arab countries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lara Ibarra, Gabriel, author
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Narayan, Ambar, author
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Tiwari, Sailesh, author
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Vishwanath, Tara, author
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| LC no. |
2016017180 |
| ISBN |
9781464807879 |
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1464807876 |
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1464807868 |
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9781464807862 |
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