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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Gonzalez, Gabriella
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2008.
Subjects:
Labor market > Arab countries.
Human capital > Arab countries.
Education and state > Arab countries.
Manpower policy > Arab countries.
Manpower planning > Arab countries.
Marché du travail > États arabes.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > États arabes.
Emploi > Politique gouvernementale > États arabes.
Main-d'œuvre > Planification > États arabes.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Education and state
Human capital
Labor market
Manpower planning
Manpower policy
Arab countries
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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