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- Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 99 p.) : col. ill. (digital, PDF file)
- Summary
- This report assesses likely demographic and economic trends in the Arab world through 2020, focusing on changes that are likely to affect U.S. defense planning and U.S. policy in the region. The report assesses how long-term trends in demographic changes and the economies in this region are likely to affect U.S. interests. The report explores population shifts and economic changes in both energy-rich and energy-poor countries. Implications for U.S. policy from this report include slower population growth easing pressures on natural resources and public services and U.S. support for such programs as family planning and female education encouraging trends toward lower fertility rates. More-relaxed U.S. and European immigration and visa policies toward the citizens of the Middle East can enhance political and community ties between Arabs and the West. The United States, through the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, should encourage economic liberalization and free trade within the region.
- Series Statement
- RAND Corporation technical report series ; TR912
- Uniform Title
- Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR912.
- Subject
- Note
- Title from PDF title screen (viewed on May19, 2011).
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references: p. 85-99.
- Funding (note)
- The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Air Force under Contract FA7014-06-C-0001.
- System Details (note)
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Contents
- Introduction. -- Population growth in the Arab world: the pressure of people. -- The energy rich: a second chance, -- The energy poor: prospects for economic growth. -- Conclusions and implications for U.S. policymakers. -- References.
- ISBN
- OCLC
- 715171697
- Author
Crane, Keith.
- Title
Future challenges for the Arab world [electronic resource] : the implications of demographic and economic trends / Keith Crane, Steven Simon, Jeffrey Martini.
- Imprint
Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, 2011.
- Series
RAND Corporation technical report series ; TR912
Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR912.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references: p. 85-99.
- Funding
The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Air Force under Contract FA7014-06-C-0001.
- System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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- Added Author
Simon, Steven.
Martini, Jeffrey.
Project Air Force (U.S.)
Rand Corporation.