Arab Manpower
The Crisis of Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4121935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J S Birks, C A Sinclair |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 143 |
| Publication date | 1981-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1972775 |
| OpenAlex | W2072519817 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
This study describes and evaluates economic development in the capital-rich and captial-poor states of the Arab world by focusing on the national labor markets. In the Arab world the labor market is a particularly useful means of approaching an analysis of economic development. Normally labor is one of several limiting parameters and constraints upon economic development but in the capital-rich states shortage of human capital is the major constraint upon development. The excess of financial capital has meant that the most common constraint to growth lack of investment income has been effectively removed. Evaluation of economic development by analysis of the labor market is equally apt in the capital-poor states but for slightly different reasons. The various national labor markets are evaluated by demand and supply analysis. The empirical supply of labor is comprised of the national population and demographic indices. Qualitative refinements of this labor supply are affected by examination of educational status the skills and crafts acquired by the population and the extent of modern-sector work experience. In sum full evaluation is made of each states stock of human capital. The demand for labor is approached through the rate and pattern of growth of the domestic economy. Analysis begins with basic assessment of gross national product (GNP) GNP per capita and by economic activity. Growth by sector of the economy and major planned projects affecting labor demand are evaluated before resolving labor demand and supply through the labor market. Employment is analyzed by economic activity occupation sex and nationality. Trends of employment are established and their past present and future significance described. The books structure is based upon a thematic analysis of individual national labor markets in the Arab world and these state-by-state studies are drawn together by international comparisons and examination of the international linkages between these national labor markets. The result is a regional prespective on manpower in the Arab Middle East
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Kuwait's Revised Labor Laws
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| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 2019 (39) |
| Highly cited | No |