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Towards a more inclusive economy through immediate job generation and enterprise development in Jordan - Final evaluation
- eval_number:
- 3292
- eval_url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3292
- lessons_learned:
- themes:
- theme:
- Employment creation
- category:
- Employment
- comments:
- ILO ROAS, EIIP Specialists, ILO Jordan Project Manager and M&E Officers.
- challenges:
- The primary causal factor is the use of unskilled labour within the EIIP model, to deliver infrastructure to an acceptable standard. The infrastructure is both a public good/asset for the community, and a political good for the officials who are accountable for delivering good quality works. Those officials show a preference towards using professional contractors over the EIIP model, for reason of quality and price. This perception affects the relevance of the EIIP model.
- success:
- EIIP produces a broader set of economic, social and public goods. Combined, these have greater value than the infrastructure alone. But broader benefit needs to tangible and the final infrastructure product needs to be of good quality and durability.
- context:
- Short-term job creation for the delivery of green infrastructure generates a broad set of goods: an economic and capacity development good for the workers; an economic and social stabilisation good for the community; a set of public and political goods for Municipal and Government of Jordan stakeholders. Each of these goods, and the synergies between them, need to be understood and described in the value proposition to stakeholders.
Project implementation in Jordan used an established EIIP model. Evaluation identified concerns for the quality and durability of infrastructure deliverables, which affects the EIIP’s relevance to municipal officials.
- description:
- Short-term job creation for the delivery of green infrastructure generates a broad set of goods: an economic and capacity development good for the workers; an economic and social stabilisation good for the community; a set of public and political goods for Municipal and Government of Jordan stakeholders. Each of these goods, and the synergies between them, need to be understood and described in the value proposition to stakeholders.
Currently, the ILO’s approach focuses on employment creation, with inclusion and social stability. In contrast, the priority of Municipal stakeholders appears to be the delivery of quality infrastructure, for which they are accountable to the communities.
These priorities are not exclusive. However, the combined value of project goods needs to be sufficient to offset any perception that labour intensive infrastructure development is cost inefficient. Critically, the quality and durability of the infrastructure delivered must meet the relevant standard, or it ceases to have value as a public good. Providing adequate training for workers is a critical factor contributing to quality.
- administrative_issues:
- Will require programme development resources, including for consultation with national stakeholders.
- url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/251324
- location:
- country:
- Jordan
- region:
- Arab States
- eval_title:
- Towards a more inclusive economy through immediate job generation and enterprise development in Jordan - Final evaluation
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