Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century : education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates / / Gabriella Gonzalez ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.10953; 331.10917/4927
• Soggetto topico: Labor market - Arab countries; Human capital - Arab countries; Education and state - Arab countries; Manpower policy - Arab countries; Manpower planning - Arab countries
• Altri autori: GonzalezGabriella
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-299).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 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 Reform in the Four Study Countries; Reliance on Natural Resources for National Wealth; Sociopolitical System: The Role of Participatory Democracy; Diversity of the Economy; Composition of the Labor Pool ; The Case-Study ApproachCHAPTER THREE- Qatar; Overview of Qatar; Human Resource Challenges Faced by Qatar; Approaches to Reform in Qatar; Efforts to Collect Demographic, Economic, Labor Market, and Education Data Are Expanding; Summary; CHAPTER FOUR- The United Arab Emirates; Overview of the UAE; Human Resource Challenges Faced by the UAE; Approaches to Reform in the UAE; Efforts at Data Collection and Dissemination to Improve Policymaking Are in the Early Stages; Summary; CHAPTER FIVE- Sultanate of Oman; Overview of Oman; Human Resource Challenges Faced by Oman; Approaches to Reform in Oman ; Foundation for Data Collection in Support of Decisionmaking Is in PlaceSummary; CHAPTER SIX- Lebanon; Overview of Lebanon; Human Resource Challenges Faced by Lebanon; Approaches to Reform in Lebanon; Only Limited Demographic, Economic, and Labor Market Data Are Available to Monitor and Evaluate Progress; Summary; CHAPTER SEVEN- 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; The Value of Policy Evaluation; APPENDIX A- Interviews Conducted ; APPENDIX B- Interview ProtocolAPPENDIX C- Qatar Higher Education Institute Scholarship Programs; APPENDIX D- Private Institutions of Higher Education in Oman; APPENDIX E- Recent Economic Reform Efforts in Oman; References
• Sommario/riassunto: Describes the education and labor market initiatives under way in four Arab nations-Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates-to address the challenges of developing the human capital of their populations for the 21st century global economy.
• Altri titoli varianti: Education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates
• Titolo autorizzato: Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century
• ISBN: 1-282-03327-1; 9786612033278; 0-8330-4642-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220159203321
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