The Evolution of Female Labour Force Participation in Jordan

Alma Boustati
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Alma Boustati: Department of Economics, SOAS University of London

No 236, Working Papers from Department of Economics, SOAS University of London, UK

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the evolution of female labour force participation in Jordan vis-à -vis institutional and economic development. When it comes to institutions, the primary focus willbe on family law and labour law. Within the economic developmentframework, the focus will be on how the social contract motivated the structuring of the economy, labour market, and approach to welfare during three stages of Jordan’s economic development, namely the industrialisation period (1967-1982), the economic bust period (1983-1992), and the economic adjustment period (post-1993). Within each period, the implications of these factors on the composition and size of the female labour force participation is discussed.The findings indicate that a patriarchal approach to welfare, and consequently the low female labour force participation,was sustainable through economic policy which relied on high male wages and high non-wage income achieved through a combination of aid, remittances, and cheap foreign labour.

Keywords: Labour; Women; Jordan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J21 N35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50
Date: 2020-07
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