Technological Change and Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries

Part I. Introduction

1. General Introduction
Samia Mohamed Nour

2. Economic Development Challenges in the Gulf and the Need for Skill Upgrading and Technological Development
Samia Mohamed Nour

Part II. Conceptual and Theoretical Framework

3. Technological Change and Human Capital: Conceptual Framework, Theoretical and Empirical Literature
Samia Mohamed Nour

Part III. Empirical Application

4. Research Methodology and Method of Data Collection
Samia Mohamed Nour

5. Assessment of Skill and Technology Indicators
Samia Mohamed Nour

6. Relationship Between Skill, Technology and Input–Output Indicators
Samia Mohamed Nour

7. The Importance (Impacts) of Knowledge at the Macro–Micro Levels
Samia Mohamed Nour

Part IV. Policy Recommendations, Summary and Conclusions

8. Education, Training and Skill Development Policies in the Gulf Countries: Macro–Micro Overview
Samia Mohamed Nour

9. Summary and Conclusions
Samia Mohamed Nour

Nyckelord: Economics/Management Science, Labor Economics, Human Resource Management, Innovation/Technology Management, Development Economics, R & D/Technology Policy, Emerging Markets/Globalization