Unhappy Development

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorArampatzi, Efstratia
dc.creatorBurger, Martijn
dc.creatorIanchovichina, Elena
dc.creatorRöhricht, Tina
dc.creatorVeenhoven, Ruut
dc.date2015-12-18T20:21:29Z
dc.date2015-12-18T20:21:29Z
dc.date2015-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:48:15Z
dc.descriptionDespite progress in economic and social development in the 2000s, there was an increasing dissatisfaction with life among the population of many developing Arab countries. At the end of the decade, these countries ranked among the least happy economies in the world—a situation that fits the so-called “unhappy development” paradox. The paradox is defined as declining levels of happiness at a time of moderate-to-rapid economic development. This paper empirically tests the strength of association of a range of objective and subjective factors with life evaluation in the Middle East and North Africa region in the years immediately preceding the Arab Spring uprisings (2009–10). The findings suggest a significant, negative association between life satisfaction levels in the region during this period and each of the main perceived reasons for the 2011 uprisings—dissatisfaction with the standard of living, poor labor market conditions, and corruption.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25382796/unhappy-development-dissatisfaction-life-wake-arab-spring
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23452
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7488
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411249
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7488
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ACTION
dc.subjectELEMENTARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC JUSTICE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectPERSONAL HEALTH
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL CHOICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectPERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectJOB INSECURITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SUPPORT
dc.subjectPAID MATERNITY
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP STRUCTURES
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLIFE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectLIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMODERNIZATION
dc.subjectJOB MARKET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectMARRIAGE
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectEARNINGS GROWTH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectJOB STATUS
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectCROSS-SECTIONAL DATA
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectPERSONAL FREEDOM
dc.subjectWORKSHOP
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectCOUNTRY-SPECIFIC FACTORS
dc.subjectQUALITY SERVICES
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectHUMAN NEEDS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectSOCIAL UNREST
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectSOCIAL UPHEAVAL
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOREIGN POLICY
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectFAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEES
dc.titleUnhappy Development
dc.titleDissatisfaction with Life on the Eve of the Arab Spring
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

Archivos

Colecciones

AgroKnow