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Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa

Public ISBD Titre : Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa : women in the public sphere Type de document : texte imprimé Editeur : Washington, D.C. : World Bank Année de publication : cop. 2004 Collection : MENA development report, ISSN 1816-9929 Importance : 1 vol. (XX-198 p.) Présentation : ill. Format : 26 cm. Accompagnement : 1 CD-ROM (12 cm) ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8213-5676-0 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Social sciences  social statut Women Index. décimale : 305.42 Rôle social et statut social des femmes Résumé : Decades of investment and improved policies have greatly increased women's education and health and have reduced their fertility rate. However, the expected payoffs in higher employment and economic growth have not materialized. Because of cultural and political barriers, only a third of women are in the labor force - the lowest rate in the world. Future economic growth must rely on human resources rather than on the natural resources relied on in the past. Women remain a huge, untapped reservoir of human potential. Gender issues have been seen as a peripheral concern that resided mainly within the realm of the social sectors. Yet gender is ultimately also an economic issue. Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa recognizes the complexity of gender issues, explores the causes of gender inequality, and proposes an agenda for change. Also included is a CD-ROM containing household survey data and a statistical appendix. Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa : women in the public sphere [texte imprimé] . - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, cop. 2004 . - 1 vol. (XX-198 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (12 cm). - (MENA development report, ISSN 1816-9929) . ISBN : 978-0-8213-5676-0 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Social sciences  social statut Women Index. décimale : 305.42 Rôle social et statut social des femmes Résumé : Decades of investment and improved policies have greatly increased women's education and health and have reduced their fertility rate. However, the expected payoffs in higher employment and economic growth have not materialized. Because of cultural and political barriers, only a third of women are in the labor force - the lowest rate in the world. Future economic growth must rely on human resources rather than on the natural resources relied on in the past. Women remain a huge, untapped reservoir of human potential. Gender issues have been seen as a peripheral concern that resided mainly within the realm of the social sectors. Yet gender is ultimately also an economic issue. Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa recognizes the complexity of gender issues, explores the causes of gender inequality, and proposes an agenda for change. Also included is a CD-ROM containing household survey data and a statistical appendix.

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Cote	Section	Localisation	Code-barres	Disponibilité	Numero_inventaire
305.42 GEN	Sciences sociales	Biblio-FLSHO	L 3378	Exclu du prêt	L 3378

Administrative barriers to foreign investment / James J. Emery

Public ISBD Titre : Administrative barriers to foreign investment : reducing red tape in Africa / Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : James J. Emery Editeur : Washington, D.C. : World Bank Année de publication : 2000 Importance : xi, 195 p. Présentation : ill. Format : 23 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8213-4629-7 Mots-clés : Foreign Direct Investment  Government  Politics Index. décimale : 330 Economie Résumé : The book consists of two papers which provide an overview of administrative barriers in Africa, and a very in-depth look at how one country, Mozambique, used a very large foreign investment as a mechanism to begin to tear them down. The first paper is based on a series of country-specific studies on administrative barriers done by Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) and the United States Agency for International Development. These studies covered Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Each country study relied on review of primary materials, laws, and regulations. The second paper is a detailed look at how the administrative barriers that existed in Mozambique threatened to derail the huge Mozal aluminum smelter that was proposed by South African investors. Not only were the barriers overcome for this special project but also the Government used the knowledge gained in the process to reduce barriers for all investors and establish institutions that could facilitate other investments. The message in both papers is that administrative barriers constitute a significant impediment to foreign direct investment in Africa. Many of the administrative procedures required of investors have no real justification. Removal of unnecessary barriers and streamlining other administrative procedures require detailed efforts by governments involving the exercise of significant political leadership. Administrative barriers to foreign investment : reducing red tape in Africa / [texte imprimé] / James J. Emery . - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2000 . - xi, 195 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN : 978-0-8213-4629-7 Mots-clés : Foreign Direct Investment  Government  Politics Index. décimale : 330 Economie Résumé : The book consists of two papers which provide an overview of administrative barriers in Africa, and a very in-depth look at how one country, Mozambique, used a very large foreign investment as a mechanism to begin to tear them down. The first paper is based on a series of country-specific studies on administrative barriers done by Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) and the United States Agency for International Development. These studies covered Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Each country study relied on review of primary materials, laws, and regulations. The second paper is a detailed look at how the administrative barriers that existed in Mozambique threatened to derail the huge Mozal aluminum smelter that was proposed by South African investors. Not only were the barriers overcome for this special project but also the Government used the knowledge gained in the process to reduce barriers for all investors and establish institutions that could facilitate other investments. The message in both papers is that administrative barriers constitute a significant impediment to foreign direct investment in Africa. Many of the administrative procedures required of investors have no real justification. Removal of unnecessary barriers and streamlining other administrative procedures require detailed efforts by governments involving the exercise of significant political leadership.

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Cote	Section	Localisation	Code-barres	Disponibilité	Numero_inventaire
330 EMA	Economie	Biblio-FLSHO	L 3533	Disponible	L 3533
330 EMA	Economie	Biblio-FLSHO	L 3598	Disponible	L 3598