Arab Manpower: The Crisis of Development (Routledge Library Editions: The Economy of the Middle East) - Softcover

Birks, J.S.; Sinclair, C.A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138820024 ISBN 13: 9781138820029

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

The Arab world increasingly falls into two divisions, the capital-poor and the capital-rich countries (where capital means, in essence, oil). In the capital-rich countries shortage of labour is the chief constraint on growth. In the capital-poor countries analysis of the labour market is equally central, as shortage of labour compounds the already existing problem of shortage of capital. This book surveys the labour markets of the Arab world state by state, evaluating them by demand and supply analysis, and analysing the different elements in trends of employment. It forecasts the areas of stress in the next decade and suggests ways of minimising them. The book, based on much previously unpublished information and on extensive on-the-spot research in the respective Arab countries, sets out the economic and social conditions which underly the impending crisis of development in the Arab region.

First published in 1980.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138820024
• ISBN 13: 9781138820029
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 412