Technological Change and Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Mohamed Nour, Samia (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Contributions to Economics,
• Θέματα: Personnel management.; Management.; Industrial management.; Globalization.; Markets.; Labor economics.; Development economics.; Economic policy.; Economics.; Labor Economics.; Human Resource Management.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Development Economics.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Emerging Markets/Globalization.

This book discusses skill formation, upskilling of workers, and their interaction with technological change in Gulf countries. Heavy dependence on oil, the 'Dutch Disease', and the high incidence of unskilled foreign workers have caused serious structural imbalances in the labour market in...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I: Introduction
• Part II: Conceptual and Theoretical Framework
• Part III: Empirical Application,- Part IV: Policy Recommendations, Summary and Conclusions.