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THE ARTS CHILD POLICY CIVIL JUSTICE EDUCATION ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NATIONAL SECURITY POPULATION AND AGING PUBLIC SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE AND WORKPLACE This PDF document was made available from www.rand.org as a public service of the RAND Corporation. Jump down to document6 The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. Support RAND Purchase this document Browse Books & Publications Make a charitable contribution For More Information Visit RAND at www.rand.org Explore the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute View document details Limited Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law as indicated in a notice appearing later in this work. This electronic representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for non-commercial use only. Unauthorized posting of RAND PDFs to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND PDFs are protected under copyright law. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of our research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please see RAND Permissions. This product is part of the RAND Corporation monograph series. RAND monographs present major research findings that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors. All RAND mono-graphs undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high standards for research quality and objectivity. Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates Gabriella Gonzalez | Lynn A. Karoly | Louay Constant Hanine Salem | Charles A. Goldman RAND-QATAR POLICY INSTITUTE This study was conducted by researchers in RAND Education and RAND Labor and Population in the United States and at the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute (RQPI) in Doha, Qatar. This study results from the RAND Corporation’s continuing program of self-initiated research. Support for such research is provided, in part, by the generosity of RAND’s donors and by the fees earned on client-funded research. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century : education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates / Gabriella Gonzalez ... [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8330-4516-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Labor market—Arab countries. 2. Human capital—Arab countries. 3. Education and state—Arab countries. 4. Manpower policy—Arab countries. 5. Manpower planning—Arab countries. I. Gonzalez, Gabriella C., 1972– II. Title: Education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. HD5812.3.A6F33 2008 331.10953—dc22 2008032855 The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. R® is a registered trademark. Cover design by Peter Soriano © Copyright 2008 RAND Corporation All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2008 by the RAND Corporation 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202-5050 4570 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2665 RAND URL: http://www.rand.org To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information, contact Distribution Services: Telephone: (310) 451-7002; Fax: (310) 451-6915; Email: order@rand.org Preface Many nations are making efforts to address human resource devel-opment challenges and any existing mismatch between the skills and technical knowledge of their secondary and post-secondary education graduates and the needs of the labor market. RAND recently exam-ined such efforts in four Middle Eastern countries: Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study focused on reforms enacted or under way that were designed to improve the nation’s human capital, or skills and technical knowledge, of its population, or to facilitate the employment of human capital in diverse sectors of the economy. The case study approach juxtaposed three Arab Gulf coun-tries (Oman, Qatar, and the UAE) and one non-Gulf country (Leba-non) to showcase similarities and differences in the reform strategies these countries were employing as of 2006. The nations were compared in terms of challenges they faced, reforms enacted, and efforts to assess reform impacts. The study is documented in this monograph in English. Research briefs describing the study in English and in Arabic are also available, as is a bilingual executive summary. All of these documents can be accessed in full text on the RAND website: www.rand.org. This 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 develop-ment and to enhance workforce competitiveness in the 21st century global economy. It will also be useful for readers with a general interest in human capital and economic initiatives. iii ... - tailieumienphi.vn
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