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.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Gonzalez, Gabriella.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (155 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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

Table of Contents

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