Jordan public policy and economic development (facing unemployment and poverty problems : 1999-2009)‎

Abstract EN

This study aims to identify nature of Jordan government's Policies in economic development and how it deals with problems that facing Jordanian people life such as : Unemployment and poverty as a case study.

The study discusses the Jordanian economic condition and how the public policy using their strategy under king Abdullah 11 since 1999 till 2009.

The study shows the main policies that the executive authority used to reduce rate of unemployment and poverty ; its privatization, education and training, funds, special economic zone…etc.

This study is based on a basic hypothesis implying a correlation between the insightful public government policy and realization of economic development demands.

The study used both analysis and statistical approaches.

The study concluded results and recommendations of which the most prominent that the Jordanian government policy needs more working in various sectors to lead the public policy to the right way.

So, it needs ; a policy reform in out-put of high education, training private sector, more investments in manufacturing industries and encourage activities in small personal businesses, because these sectors usually give various opportunities for the people suffering from unemployment and poverty problems and they serve to keep the level of economic at middle-class level.