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Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Meeting the Jobs Challenge in the Middle East and North Africa -- Introduction -- Voices of Young Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region -- Country Tables -- Chapter 2 The Lost Promise of More and Better Jobs -- Introduction -- Exclusion and Informality -- The Plight of Female Workers -- Not the Jobs of the Future -- The Impact of COVID-19 -- Notes -- References -- Jordan: An Online Learning Platform to Deliver Accessible, Quality Education -- Chapter 3 What Prevents the Creation of More and Better Jobs in MENA? -- Introduction -- Pathways that Link Market Contestability with Jobs -- The Region's "Sclerotic" Private Sector -- The Plight of Female Entrepreneurs -- Limited Overall Economic Growth -- Notes -- References -- West Bank: A Food Processing Factory That Empowers Women -- Tunisia: A Beverage Manufacturer That Brings Instant Tea and New Flavors to New Markets -- Chapter 4 The Suspects That Limit Market Contestability and Job Creation -- Introduction -- Product Market Regulations and SOEs -- Labor Market Regulations and Related Taxes -- Gendered Laws -- Notes -- References -- Morocco: A Safe Carpool Platform to Share Trip Costs -- Chapter 5 Toward More Contestable Markets -- Introduction -- Leveling the Playing Field in the Product Market -- Reshaping the Relationship between the Government and Workers -- Fostering Women's Inclusion in All Economic Spheres -- Working "at the Margins" to Find Feasible Reform Paths -- Data for Reforms -- Note -- References -- Arab Republic of Egypt: A Platform to Deliver Pharmacy Services -- Lebanon: A Platform with Global Appeal to Help Restaurants Personalize Guests' Dining Experience -- Saudi Arabia: A Platform to Help Women and Other Customers Run Errands.