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 serious structural imbalances in the labour market in...

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Main Author: Mohamed Nour, Samia. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Contributions to Economics,
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