National Employment, Migration and Education in the GCC

Edited by Steffen Hertog

Book cover: National Employment, Migration and Education in the GCC

Extent: 304 pages

Publisher: Gerlach Press

Subjects: Business & Economics, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(March 2013)

ISBN: 9783940924049

Price: $154.00

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This volume provides an analysis of the policy challenges for the Gulf Cooperation Council labour markets. It analyses the different dimensions of segmentation of these markets, the factors of change influencing labour supply. It provides an overview of what arguably will be the core socio-economic challenge for the GCC in the future


This volume provides a cross-cutting analysis of the policy challenges related to GCC labor markets. It analyzes the different dimensions of segmentation of these markets, factors of change influencing labor supply such as trends in education and demography, as well as the impact of potential future reforms in areas such as immigration policy, labor sponsorship, taxation and minimum wages. The work therefore provides an overview of what arguably will be the core socio-economic challenge for the GCC in the coming years. The work brings together state-of-the-art analysis by international scholars who participated in a major joint initiative by the EU and the GCC, the al-Jisr Gulf-Europe Research Program.

Introduction 1. Minimum Wages in Gulf States - An Economic Analysis Eberhard Feess 2. A Comparative Assessment of Labor Market Nationalization Policies in the GCC Steffen Hertog 3. Labor Market Politics in Bahrain Hasan T Alhasan 4. External Influences on GCC Labor Market Policies N. Janardhan 5. Gulf Women's Participation in the Labor Market: Paid Labor, Care and Social Protection in Patriarchal Systems Diane Zovighian 6. GCC Demography and Immigration: Challenges and Policies Philippe Fargues and Imco Brouwer 7. Higher Education in the GCC States: Reforms and Regulations Abdulrahman M. Abouammoh About the Contributors

  • Edited by Steffen Hertog