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Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RETIREMENT INCENTIVES IN THE PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEM -- III. LABOR PARTICIPATION AND TAX AND BENEFIT SYSTEMS IN SLOVENIA -- IV. CONCLUSION -- References -- APPENDIX I. PUBLIC PENSIONS SYSTEM PARAMETERS -- APPENDIX II. LIFE EXPECTANCY -- APPENDIX III....

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- OVERVIEW Creating 100 Million Jobs for a Fast- Growing Work Force -- Evolution of MENA's Social Contract -- Emergence of Poor Labor Market Outcomes -- Unlocking the Potential for Job Creation -- MENAÌs Need for a...

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The report Jobs or Privileges: Unleashing the Employment Potential of the Middle East and North Africa shows that policies that lower competition and create an uneven playing field are common and constrain private sector job creation. These policies take different forms across countries and...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- The Importance of Diversity in Engineering -- Introduction -- Diversity Practices at CH2M HILL -- Diversity Practices at Motorola -- Diversity Practices at Consolidated Edison -- Question and Answer Session -- Recruitment, Retention,...