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Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century : education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates /

Countries in the Arab region are faced with the challenge of developing their populations' skills and technical knowledge, or human capital, in order to compete in the 21st century global economy. The authors describe the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gonzalez, Gabriella
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2008.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Economic and sociopolitical context for reform in the four study countries
  • Qatar
  • The United Arab Emirates
  • Sultanate of Oman
  • Lebanon
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Interviews conducted
  • Appendix B: Interview protocol
  • Appendix C: Qatar higher education institute scholarship programs
  • Appendix D: Private institutions of higher education in Oman
  • Appendix E: Recent economic reform efforts in Oman.