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BL
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1091447
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bc1010846
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English
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| Main Entry
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Shaw, R. Paul
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| Title & Author
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Mobilizing human resources in the Arab world /\ R. Paul Shaw.
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| Publication Statement
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London [England] ;New York, New York :: Routledge,, 2015.
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, ©1983
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| Series Statement
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Routledge Library Editions: The Economy of the Middle East
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (291 pages)
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| ISBN
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9781315744803
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: 1315744805
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: 9781317593218
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: 1317593219
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: 9781317593225
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: 1317593227
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: 9781317593201
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: 1317593200
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: 1138810517
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: 9781138810518
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: 9781138820234
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: 1138820237
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9781138810518
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Original Title Page ; Original Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Table of Contents ; Tables; Figures; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; 1 Policy concerns, or why this study matters ; Introduction ; Problem areas; The construction boom; Traditional agriculture; Swelling population; Integrating women; Manpower and education; Methodological approach; A caveat concerning data sources; Appendix 1.1 National development plan expenditures; Appendix 1.2 Disaggregating the labor force participation rate; 2 Harnessing construction and labor migration; Overview.
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Quantifying labor migrationDocumenting the problems; Skill loss; Inflationary effects; Channelling remittances; Dependency on expatriate labor; Social tensions; Population distribution; Policy directives; Construction and employment of migrants; Impact on the distribution of migrants; Scope for policy intervention; The contribution of building construction to economic growth; Tying it all together; Appendix 2.1 Easy money, labor and leisure; Appendix 2.2 Analysis of the relationship between building construction and international and internal migration; 3 Energizing traditional agriculture.
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IntroductionMajor approaches; Agrarian reform; Reclamation and resettlement; Large-scale mechanization; Public expenditures; Policy directives; High-yielding varieties; Intensifying and diversifying crops; Improving irrigation; The cooperative as overseer; Animal husbandry; Fisheries; Human capital; Off-farm employment; Restrictive controls; Interregional cooperation and integration; Concluding remarks; Appendix 3.1 Classification of countries by physical resource constraints in agriculture; Appendix 3.2 The record of off-farm employment in agricultural development.
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Appendix 3.3 Off-farm employment and returns to educationAppendix 3.4 Off-farm employment and construction; 4 Appropriate population policy; Introduction; Education and the demand for children; Calibrating the relationship; Application; Discussion and qualifications; Infrastructure; Summary and conclusions; Appendix 4.1 Analysis of Tunisian fertility; Appendix 4.2 Data for the fertility/education analysis; Appendix 4.3 Analysis of the relationship between fertility and education; Appendix 4.4 Timing of fertility reduction and family limitation; 5 Upgrading women's employment; Introduction.
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Dispelling mythsThe Qur'an and Islamic custom; Empirical misconceptions; Permitted occupations; Policy directives; Husband's or father's economic situation; Education; Emigration of labor; Possible restraining factors; Legislative inroads; Conclusion; Appendix 5.1 Females in the labor force by economic activity; Appendix 5.2 Select governmental decrees bearing on women's emancipation; Appendix 5.3 Analysis of Tunisian female activity rates; 6 Manpower and educational shortages ; Introduction ; Stock taking ; Quantity ; Quality ; Content ; Distribution ; Brain drain ; Summing up.
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| Subject
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Manpower policy-- Arab countries.
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Emploi-- Politique gouvernementale-- États arabes.
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Manpower policy.
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Arab countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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331.1109174927
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| LC Classification
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HD5836.A6.S539 2015eb
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