أثر مُخرجات صندوق التَّنمية والتَّشغيل في الحد من الفقر والبطالة في الأردن

Amir Salameh   Al Qaralleh; Rula  Odeh Alsawalqa; Mahmoud Atallah  ALNeimat; Mohammad Salman ALRufou; Nadia Jalil  Sweis; Ahmad Mohammed  Harb

doi:10.35516/hum.v51i4.4564

Authors

Amir Salameh Al Qaralleh Department of Political Science, School of International Studies, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6664-9502
Rula Odeh Alsawalqa Department of Sociology, School of Arts, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5605-5444
Mahmoud Atallah ALNeimat Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4576-7534
Mohammad Salman ALRufou Social and Economic Researcher, Ministry of Social Development, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7985-1294
Nadia Jalil Sweis Department of Business Information Technology, Faculty of Business, Princess Sumaya University, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1122-3264
Ahmad Mohammed Harb Economic Researcher, DNA Company, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4485-9930

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i4.4564

Keywords:

Development and Employment Fund, beneficiary Jordanian families, poverty, unemployment

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to demonstrate how the Development and Employment Fund has helped alleviate poverty and unemployment in Jordan.

Methods: The study used the social survey approach, and the sample included (382) Development and Employment Fund beneficiary families from all Jordanian governorates

Results: The results showed that the outcomes and goals of the Development and Employment Fund had a positive impact on promoting sustainability and productivity, reducing poverty and unemployment rates, and decreasing income inequality among Jordanian families who received support from the fund. The findings also found that the reasons for the failure of inactive projects were lack of project management experience, poor project income, and difficulty acquiring fixed-income work possibilities, respectively.

Conclusion: The Development and Employment Fund contributes to poverty and unemployment reduction in Jordan by utilizing its revenues to develop and finance small, medium, and micro projects. The study recommends holding specialized training courses in collaboration with official government and private agencies related to the projects to be financed, specifically export industrial projects, to increase the efficiency and skill of the workers in these projects and improve their performance.

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