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Title Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century : education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates : executive summary / Gabriella Gonzalez [and others].

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Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2008.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe JSTOR Open Ebooks	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource (xii, 69 pages, [59], xii pages) : illustrations
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Series	MG (Rand Corporation) ; MG-786/1-RC.
Language	In English, with reverse text and added title page in Arabic.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-69).
Summary	This executive summary is a bilingual (English and Arabic) companion to the RAND monograph covering the full details of the study: Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century. Both this executive summary and the full-study monograph should be of interest to policymakers in the Arab world who want to understand the evolution and progress of education and labor market reforms designed to advance human capital development and enhance workforce competitiveness in the 21st century global economy.
Contents	Introduction -- Economic and sociopolitical context for reform in the four study countries -- Human resource challenges and reform efforts in Qatar, UAE, Oman, and Lebanon -- Conclusions.
Subject	Labor market -- Arab countries.
	Human capital -- Arab countries.
	Education and state -- Arab countries.
	Manpower policy -- Arab countries.
	Manpower planning -- Arab countries.
	Marché du travail -- États arabes.
	Éducation -- Politique gouvernementale -- États arabes.
	Emploi -- Politique gouvernementale -- États arabes.
	Main-d'œuvre -- Planification -- États arabes.
	EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
	Education and state
	Human capital
	Labor market
	Manpower planning
	Manpower policy
	Arab countries
Added Author	Gonzalez, Gabriella.
	Rand Corporation.
	Rand-Qatar Policy Institute.
	Rand Education (Institute)
	Labor and Population Program.
Added Title	Education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates : executive summary
Other Form:	Print version: Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2008 9780833045683 (DLC) 2008038526 (OCoLC)427707712
Related To	Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century (DLC) 2008032855 (OCoLC)239231040
ISBN	9780833048226 (electronic bk.)
	0833048228 (electronic bk.)
	9780833045683
	0833045687
Report No.	RAND/MG-786/1-RC
Standard No.	GBVCP 1008652229