The Republic of Yemen - Economic Growth : Sources, Constraints and Potentials

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-08-27T19:57:50Z
dc.date2013-08-27T19:57:50Z
dc.date2002-05-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:56:00Z
dc.descriptionHigh and sustained rate of economic growth in Yemen is a necesary, though not sufficient, condition for reduction of the high incidence of poverty and for raising the living standards of Yemeni citizens. Evidence in this report suggests that the main obstacle to rapid and sustained economic growth is the weak governance that characterizes Yemen in addition to the weaknesses in domestic security, property rights, and rule of law systems. Weak governance in Yemen is characterized/manifested by widespread corruption, lack of transparency and accountability, inefficiency in the interaction of public officials and private business, ineffective or absent market promoting institutions such as those enforcing contracts (courts, tribunals, etc.), poor performance of the public sector in terms of delivering essential goods and implementing programs, associated lack of incentives and skills in the civil service, and weak enforceability of contracts and rulings. Along with ordering the governance situation, there are areas that should receive government priority in the short and medium term, including: 1) enhancing domestic security to boost economic activity in all economic sectors; 2) removing excessive and arbitrary regulations to strengthen basic infrastructure and other services and to attract private investment into these sectors; 3) legal and judicial reform; and 4) sustained implementation of civil service reforms.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/05/1971342/republic-yemen-economic-growth-sources-constraints-potentials
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15383
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/15383
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413156
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS SECTOR
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICES
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE EXCHANGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectDISCOVERIES
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectDUMPING
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE POLICY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE REGIME
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TRADE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ISSUES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHIGH TAXES
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectIMPROVING GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLONG-TERM GROWTH
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOIL RESERVES
dc.subjectOIL SECTOR
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectSECTORAL COMPOSITION
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELEPHONES
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLEGAL REFORM
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE REFORMS
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectJUDGMENTS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION IN POLITICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectTOURISM DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMINING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectOIL SECTOR
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFISHERIES SECTOR
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subjectLAND TITLES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.titleThe Republic of Yemen - Economic Growth : Sources, Constraints and Potentials

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