Uneven Odds, Unequal Outcomes: Inequality of Opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781464807862)

Middle East and North Africa (MNA) is a region in turmoil. The pervasive sense of discontent and disenchantment among the people in the region appears at odds with the conventional measures of economic well-being. In the MNA region, a fundamental challenge is one of data access and quality, which severely limits the analysis and insights to guide policy. Only six countries share survey data required to measure even basic access and coverage of essential opportunities. Even fewer have information linking child outcomes to parental characteristics. Addressing these data and information gaps will go far in creating the evidence base to design policies to address the widespread perceptions of unfairness rooted in the reality of inequality of opportunity, by adapting the emerging lessons from countries around the world to the specific contexts of individual MNA countries.

Author: Nandini Krishnan,Gabriel Lara Ibarra,Ambar Narayan
ISBN-10: 1464807868
ISBN-13: 9781464807862
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Language: English
Published: 06/28/2016
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.50d