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Uneven odds, unequal outcomes : inequality of opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).