03643nam 22006254a 450 991022015840332120200520144314.01-282-45115-497866124511570-8330-4822-8(CKB)2520000000008274(EBL)475052(OCoLC)714567143(SSID)ssj0000870480(PQKBManifestationID)11463445(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870480(PQKBWorkID)10818323(PQKB)11606060(MiAaPQ)EBC475052(EXLCZ)99252000000000827420080922d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFacing 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.]Santa Monica, CA RAND20081 online resource (155 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-4568-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69).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 ApproachChapter 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; ReferencesCountries 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 AraEducation and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates : executive summaryLabor marketArab countriesHuman capitalArab countriesEducation and stateArab countriesManpower policyArab countriesManpower planningArab countriesLabor marketHuman capitalEducation and stateManpower policyManpower planning331.10917/4927Gonzalez Gabriella1170811MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220158403321Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century2874340UNINA