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Title
  • Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century : education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates : executive summary / Gabriella Gonzalez ... [et al.].
Publication
Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Gonzalez, Gabriella
  • Rand Corporation
  • Rand-Qatar Policy Institute
Description
xii, 69 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
This executive summary is a bilingual (English and Arabic) companion to the RAND monograph covering the full details of the study: Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century. Both this executive summary and the full-study monograph should be of interest to policymakers in the Arab world who want to understand the evolution and progress of education and labor market reforms designed to advance human capital development and enhance workforce competitiveness in the 21st century global economy.
Uniform Title
Rand Corporation monograph series MG-786/1.
Alternative Title
  • Education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates : executive summary
  • Muwājahah taḥdiyāt raʼīs al-māl al-bashrī fī al-qarn al-ḥādī wa-al-ʻashrīn
Subject
  • Education and state > Arab countries
  • Human capital > Arab countries
  • Labor market > Arab countries
  • Manpower planning > Arab countries
  • Manpower policy > Arab countries
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-69).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Economic and sociopolitical context for reform in the four study countries -- Human resource challenges and reform efforts in Qatar, UAE, Oman, and Lebanon -- Conclusions.
ISBN
9780833045683 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2008038526
OCLC
300092743
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library