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Uneven odds, unequal outcomes : inequality of opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa
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- Creator
- by Nandini Krishnan, Gabriel Lara Ibarra, Ambar Narayan, Sailesh Tiwari and Tara Vishwanath
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- 1st ed
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, [2016]
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- 1 online resource (pages cm)
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- ISBNs
- 9781464807879, 1464807876, 1464807868
- OCLC
- ocn946580018
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
- English
- 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
- Including 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