1.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00062534

Autore

Basset, Henri

Titolo

Sanctuaires et forteresses almohades / par Henri Basset et Henri Terrasse ; dessins  et releves de Jean Hainaut

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris, : Larose, 1932

Descrizione fisica

VIII, 481 p., c. di tav. : ill. ; 28 cm

Classificazione

RARI ARA XI

Altri autori (Persone)

Terrasse, Henri

Soggetti

ISLAM - STORIA - ALMOHADI

Almohadi (1147-1269)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910220158403321

Titolo

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.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2008

ISBN

1-282-45115-4

9786612451157

0-8330-4822-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GonzalezGabriella

Disciplina

331.10917/4927

Soggetti

Labor market - Arab countries

Human capital - Arab countries

Education and state - Arab countries

Manpower policy - Arab countries

Manpower planning - Arab countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Chapter One - Introduction; Human Resource Challenges Faced by the Arab Region; Research Questions; Analytic Approach; Approach to Data Collection and Interviews; Rationale for Country Selection; Limitations of the Study; Organization of This Document; Chapter Two - Economic and Sociopolitical Context for Reformin the Four Study Countries; Reliance on Natural Resources for National Wealth; Sociopolitical System: The Role of ParticipatoryDemocracy; Diversity of the Economy; Composition of the Labor Pool; The Case-Study Approach

Chapter Three - Human Resource Challenges and Reform Effortsin Qatar, UAE, Oman, and LebanonQatar; The United Arab Emirates; Sultanate of Oman; Lebanon; Chapter Four - Conclusions; Significant Human Resource Challenges; Active Engagement with Reforms to Education and Training Systems, Labor Markets, and the Economy; Lack of High-Quality Data and Evaluation Systems; Value of Policy Evaluation; References

Sommario/riassunto

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. This executive summary is an overview of the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four countries in the Arab region--Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)--to address the human resource issues they each face as they prepare their countries for a place in the 21st century global economy. Three of these countries--Oman, Qatar, and the UAE--are in the Ara