The Manpower Problem in Kuwait
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19934173 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shamlan Y Alessa (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 154 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Manpower Problem in Kuwait (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315159706 |
| OpenAlex | W612214475 |
| Open Library | OL44079963M |
| ISBN | 9781315159706 |
| GOOGLE_BOOK_ID | 8U0xDwAAQBAJ |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
The period since the Second World War saw a spectacular transformation of the Kuwaiti economy, making it one of the world’s major oil states with one of the highest per capita incomes. This rapid transformation, however, has brought with it attendant problems. This book, first published in 1981, examines the critical issue of the Kuwaiti labour force: some three-quarters of it is expatriate labour, and the Kuwaiti portion suffers from a high illiteracy rate. Dr Alessa isolates the various factors responsible for Kuwait’s manpower problems, and puts forward a number of original solutions
Computer Science · Socioeconomic Development in MENA · Business & Economics · Economic conditions · Emploi · Government policy · Koweït · Kuwait · Labor · Labor & Industrial Relations · Labor supply · Manpower policy · Marche du travail · Middle east · Political science
Adjustment of Asian workers to working and living conditions in Arab Gulf countries
Politics and Ideology in Migration Policy Formulation
International Labor Migration in the Middle East
Gender, Feminism, and Attitudes toward International Conflict
Varieties of Authoritarianism
Oil, Coalitions, and Regime Durability
The Economic Orientations of Kuwaiti Women
The Changing Characteristics of Migrant Workers in Kuwait
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2011 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |