The road not traveled: education reform in the Middle East and North Africa

Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Overview
PART I: INTRODUCTION
	Chapter 1: Investment in Education
		Investment in Education and the Level of Human Capital
		Investment in Education and the Quality of Human Capital
		Investment in Education and the Distribution of	Human Capital
		Investment in Education and Noneconomic Outcomes
		Summing Up
		Endnotes
		References
	Chapter 2: Economic Returns to Investment in Education
		Education and Economic Growth
		Education and Income Distribution
		Education and Poverty Reduction
		Summing Up
		Endnotes
		References
	Chapter 3: New Challenges Facing the Education Sector in MENA
		Globalization, Education, and the Knowledge Economy
		Education and the Knowledge Economy
		Demographic Changes in MENA and Education
		Education Finance
		Summing Up
		Endnotes
		References
PART II: INTRODUCTION
	Chapter 4: Analytical Framework
		Three Building Blocks
		Applicability of the Approach across Levels of Education and Countries
		Summing Up
		Endnotes
		References
	Chapter 5: The Road Traveled Thus Far in MENA
		The Path Taken So Far: A Qualitative Story
		The Path Taken So Far: A Quantitative Story
		Summing Up
		Annex 5.A
		Endnotes
		References
	Chapter 6: Why Some MENA Countries Did Better than Others
		Variations in Education Outcomes among MENA Countries
		Methodology for Ranking Countries
		Contrasting Education Outcomes with the Features of Education Systems
		Summing Up
		Endnotes
		References
PART Ill: INTRODUCTION
	Chapter 7: Education and Domestic Labor Markets
		Education and Key Labor Market Outcomes in MENA
		Population Growth, Employment Creation, and Education Expansion in MENA
		Labor Market Policies
		Summing Up
		Endnotes
		References
	Chapter 8: Education and Migration
		The Nature of International Migration in MENA
		The Economic Impact of Migration: A Win-Win Game
		Why Isn\'t More of a Good Thing Happening?
		Summing Up
		Endnotes
		References
	Chapter 9: The Road Ahead
		From Engineering Inputs to Engineering for Results
		From Hierarchical Control to Incentive-Compatible Contracts
		Accountability to the State versus Accountability to the Public: Education Has a New Boss
		Synchronizing Human Capital Accumulation with Labor Demand
		Getting Started Down the Road of Reform
		Endnotes
		References
Statistical Appendix
Index