Local workers in Gulf co-operation countries: assets or liabilities?

Local workers in Gulf co-operation countries: assets or liabilities?

Key factors that have caused localization to dominate the economic development policy in Arab Gulf Co-operation Countries in the 1990s are discussed. A study investigated how the problem of localization can be tackled by providing employment for locals in the private sector without undermining the p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Middle Eastern studies 2000-07, Vol.36 (3), p.177-190
Hauptverfasser: Mellahi, Kamel, Al-Hinai, Said Mohammad
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arab countries
Economic development
Employment
Employment practices
Expatriates
Foreign labor
Foreign workers
Human resources
Labour economics
Labour market
Localization
Middle Eastern studies
Oil
Perceptual localization
Petroleum industry
Private sector
Salary
Skilled workers
Support personnel
Training
Work hours
Working women
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Zusammenfassung:Key factors that have caused localization to dominate the economic development policy in Arab Gulf Co-operation Countries in the 1990s are discussed. A study investigated how the problem of localization can be tackled by providing employment for locals in the private sector without undermining the private sector's competitiveness.
ISSN:0026-3206
1743-7881
DOI:10.1080/00263200008701323