Technological Change and Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries
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 ser
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Samia Mohamed Nour
Technological Change and Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries
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Samia Mohamed Nour
Technological Change and Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries
Samia Mohamed Nour Department of Economics University of Khartoum Khartoum Sudan and UNU-MERIT - School of Business and Economics Maastricht University Maastricht The Netherlands
ISSN 1431-1933 ISSN 2197-7178 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-01915-4 ISBN 978-3-319-01916-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-01916-1 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013952960 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgements1
I sincerely thank Allah, my God, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful, for enabling me to complete this Ph.D. thesis book successfully and for often putting so many good people in my way. In completing my Ph.D. thesis book I owe a great debt to many people. I wish to extend my deep thanks, gratitude and appreciation to everyone who contributed to its successful completion. First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere thanks, gratitude and deep appreciation to
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