Technological Change and Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries
Authors: Mohamed Nour, Samia
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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 the Gulf. The author shows that success of economic development strategies to address such imbalances are all contingent upon the development of adequate and appropriate skills in the region. This book confirms the role and impact of the deficiencies in the educational system alongside the well established effects of the excessive use of uneducated foreign workers and lack of incentives in the labour market. A comprehensive investigation of the skill problem and an elaborate in-depth analysis to assess the causes, consequences and relationships between poor skills and technological performance are highlights of this book. This is an ideal resource for policy makers in the Gulf region and researchers of the topic.
- About the authors
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Dr Samia Mohamed Nour is an Affiliated Researcher of United Nations University- Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and Associate Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Social Studies, Khartoum University (Sudan). She is also the author of 'Technological Change and Skill Development in Sudan' (Springer, 2013).
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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General Introduction
Pages 3-12
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Economic Development Challenges in the Gulf and the Need for Skill Upgrading and Technological Development
Pages 13-40
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Technological Change and Human Capital: Conceptual Framework, Theoretical and Empirical Literature
Pages 43-74
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Research Methodology and Method of Data Collection
Pages 77-88
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Assessment of Skill and Technology Indicators
Pages 89-112
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Technological Change and Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries
- Authors
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- Samia Mohamed Nour
- Series Title
- Contributions to Economics
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-01916-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-01916-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-01915-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-37825-1
- Series ISSN
- 1431-1933
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 224
- Number of Illustrations
- 23 b/w illustrations
- Topics
