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.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gonzalez, Gabriella.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor market--Arab countries.

Labor market.

Human capital--Arab countries.

Human capital.

Education and state--Arab countries.

Education and state.

Manpower policy--Arab countries.

Manpower policy.

Manpower planning--Arab countries.

Manpower planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Other Title:

Education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-299).

ISBN:

9786612033278

9781282033276

1282033271

9780833046420

083304642X

OCLC:

476261118