Pensions In The Middle East And North Africa

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Pensions In The Middle East And North Africa

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Author : Edward Whitehouse
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2005-01-01

Pensions In The Middle East And North Africa written by Edward Whitehouse and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.

This is the first comprehensive assessment of pension systems in the Middle East and North Africa. While other regions—Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, in particular—have been actively introducing reforms to their pension systems, Middle East and North African countries have lagged behind. This is explained, in part, by the common belief that, because demographics remain favorable—the countries are young and the labor force is expanding rapidly—financial problems are far in the future; as a result, pension reform does not have to be a priority in the broader policy agenda.However, the authors show that aging is not the only factor behind a financial crisis; the problem is the generosity of the current schemes. Moreover, badly designed benefit formulas and eligibility conditions introduce unnecessary economic distortions and make the systems vulnerable to adverse distributional transfers. The book does not present a general model that could solve the problems of all pension systems in Middle East and North Africa countries. Instead the authors focus on outlining a framework for guiding discussions on pension reform and making objective policy choices.This assessment will be useful for policy makers and government officials involved in pension reform in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Implicit Pension Debt In The Middle East And North Africa

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Author : David A. Robalino
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Implicit Pension Debt In The Middle East And North Africa written by David A. Robalino and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Africa, North categories.

Pension Systems In The Middle East And North Africa

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Author : Axel H. Börsch-Supan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Pension Systems In The Middle East And North Africa written by Axel H. Börsch-Supan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with categories.

Reforming Pensions In Developing And Transition Countries

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Author : K. Hujo
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-08-22

Reforming Pensions In Developing And Transition Countries written by K. Hujo and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-22 with Business & Economics categories.

This book moves beyond technical studies of pension systems by addressing the political economy of pension reform in different contexts. It provides insights into key issues related to pension policy and its developmental implications, drawing on selected country studies in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Public Sector Reform In The Middle East And North Africa

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Author : Robert P. Beschel
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2020-12-01

Public Sector Reform In The Middle East And North Africa written by Robert P. Beschel and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-01 with Political Science categories.

Critical examinations of efforts to make governments more efficient and responsive Political upheavals and civil wars in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have obscured efforts by many countries in the region to reform their public sectors. Unwieldy, unresponsive—and often corrupt—governments across the region have faced new pressure, not least from their publics, to improve the quality of public services and open up their decisionmaking processes. Some of these reform efforts were under way and at least partly successful before the outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2010. Reform efforts have continued in some countries despite the many upheavals since then. This book offers a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of reform efforts in nine countries. In six cases the reforms targeted core systems of government: Jordan's restructuring of cabinet operations, the Palestinian Authority's revision of public financial management, Morocco's voluntary retirement program, human resource management reforms in Lebanon, an e-governance initiative in Dubai, and attempts to improve transparency in Tunisia. Five other reform efforts tackled line departments of government, among them Egypt's attempt to improve tax collection and Saudi Arabia's work to improve service delivery and bill collection. Some of these reform efforts were more successful than others. This book examines both the good and the bad, looking not only at what each reform accomplished but at how it was implemented. The result is a series of useful lessons on how public sector reforms can be adopted in MENA.

Striving For Better Jobs

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Author : Roberta Gatti
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2014-09-12

Striving For Better Jobs written by Roberta Gatti and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-12 with Business & Economics categories.

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 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.

Pensions At A Glance

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Author : World Bank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

Pensions At A Glance written by World Bank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Pensions categories.

This study presents a range of indicators to enable comparisons between the countries of the Asia/Pacific region. It also includes data for key countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It builds on the OECD's Pensions at a Glance reports, published in 2005 and 2007, which looked at the 30 OECD member countries. It also reflects the work underlying the joint World Bank/OECD report Pensions Panorama, which explored the pension systems of 53 countries. These included countries in Eastern Europe/Central Asia, Latin America/Caribbean and Middle East/North Africa (Whitehouse, 2007).

Pension Funds And National Saving

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Author : Pablo Lopez Murphy
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2004

Pension Funds And National Saving written by Pablo Lopez Murphy and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Pension trusts categories.

"Murphy and Musalem conduct an empirical study of the effect of the accumulation of pension fund financial assets on national saving using a panel of 43 industrial and developing countries. The authors find evidence suggesting that the accumulation of pension fund financial assets might increase national saving when these funds are the result of a mandatory pension program. By contrast, national saving might be unaffected when pension funds are the result of a public program implemented to foster voluntary pension saving"--Abstract.

Middle East And North Africa Investment Policy Perspectives

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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2021-03-30

Middle East And North Africa Investment Policy Perspectives written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-30 with categories.

Middle East and North Africa Investment Policy Perspectives highlights the considerable progress in investment policies made by the region’s governments over the past decade. Yet, the reform momentum needs to be sustained and deepened for the benefits of investment to be shared with society at large and for growth to be sustainable, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global economic upheaval.

Challenges Of Economic Development In The Middle East And North Africa Region

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Author : Julia Devlin
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2010

Challenges Of Economic Development In The Middle East And North Africa Region written by Julia Devlin and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.

development, political scientists and development practitioners." --Book Jacket.