LEADER 03677nam 22006374a 450 001 9910220158403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-45115-4 010 $a9786612451157 010 $a0-8330-4822-8 035 $a(CKB)2520000000008274 035 $a(EBL)475052 035 $a(OCoLC)714567143 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000870480 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11463445 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870480 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10818323 035 $a(PQKB)11606060 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC475052 035 $a(oapen)doab114822 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000008274 100 $a20080922d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFacing human capital challenges of the 21st century $eeducation and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates : executive summary /$fGabriella Gonzalez ... [et al.] 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (155 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8330-4568-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 65-69). 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aChapter 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 330 $aCountries 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 517 3 $aEducation and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates : executive summary 606 $aLabor market$zArab countries 606 $aHuman capital$zArab countries 606 $aEducation and state$zArab countries 606 $aManpower policy$zArab countries 606 $aManpower planning$zArab countries 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aHuman capital 615 0$aEducation and state 615 0$aManpower policy 615 0$aManpower planning 676 $a331.10917/4927 701 $aGonzalez$b Gabriella$01170811 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220158403321 996 $aFacing human capital challenges of the 21st century$92874340 997 $aUNINA