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Author: Steven Grand
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ISBN: 9781619771079
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Languages : en
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Author: Stephen R. Grand
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Languages : en
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Author: Taghred Alghaith
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464817162
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 191

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Strengthening the health workforce in Saudi Arabia is central to ongoing reform efforts in the country and to the changing business priorities in the health sector and beyond. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 aims to increase the size and performance of the Saudi health workforce to meet changing population needs and to achieve ambitious social and economic targets and goals. This book presents rigorous, empirical, and quantitative evidence to support national-level strategic planning efforts on human resources for health in Saudi Arabia. The book, a collaborative effort between the Saudi Health Council and the World Bank, is a first to anticipate and quantify projected future labor market imbalances of nurses and physicians in Saudi Arabia and to identify solutions to close those gaps. Drawing on the latest principles and modeling techniques in epidemiology and economics, the book forecasts future imbalances between epidemiological need and labor market supply and demand. It culminates in a set of policy recommendations to improve the availability, distribution, and performance of Saudi nurses and physicians. The book is expected to be of interest to health workforce planners and health systems researchers working in Saudi Arabia and beyond.

Author: Mohamed A. Ramady
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319677500
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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This book discusses the strategic shift in ownership of Aramco, the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, and its potential impact on Aramco's role in a post- privatized world. Scheduled to become an IPO in 2018, Aramco is on the verge of becoming the largest IPO on the market. As the world’s largest oil and gas company, Aramco’s impending privatization has important implications for the world’s petroleum market. This book, therefore, undertakes an analysis of Aramco, examining its history, its current role in Saudi Arabia’s economy, and its future role as an IPO. The chapters highlight the likely outcomes for Aramco in proceeding with its planned IPO and privatization, as well as the various policy options and models available to it by drawing on the privatization of other national oil companies in Norway , Russia, Brazil, and China. The book also explores the complexities that will be involved in transforming Saudi Aramco to a privatized company—albeit with significant government oversight and control—and addresses key questions on the issues likely to be faced, such as IPO pricing, the listing, domain, and market capacity, and potential stakeholders. As such, this book will be of interest to academic researchers studying energy economics, energy policy, and the political economy of the Middle East, as well as private sector decision makers in energy related fields, international organizations, international oil companies, energy commodity traders, and public sector energy policy makers with interest in Saudi Arabia and Aramco’s IPO.

Author: Muhammad Khurram Khan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781138488533
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Saudi Vision 2030 is a newly introduced 15-year economic plan by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to diversify its economy from a heavy dependence on hydrocarbon to knowledge-based resources. This vision was announced on 25th April 2016 with a set of comprehensive goals and guidelines that the Saudi government aims to achieve by 2030. This vision aspires to transform Saudi Arabia into a vibrant society, a thriving economy and an ambitious nation in the World. According to the World Bank, knowledge-based economies are defined by four pillars: institutional structures that provide incentives for entrepreneurship and the diffusion of knowledge, availability of skilled labor force and good education systems, ICT infrastructure, and a vibrant innovation landscape that includes academia, public and private sector, and civil society. One of the key elements of this vision emphasizes on building an education system aligned with market needs and creating economic opportunities for entrepreneurs, small enterprises, and large corporations. This book examines Saudi vision 2030 and discusses how this initiative will assist the government in achieving its envisioned goals, by creating a culture of research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It studies the current state of play, as well as the new science, technology, research, innovation and entrepreneurship reforms in Saudi Arabia. The author presents a number of real-life case studies, as a model of inspiration for cross-sector development. The book provides a source of inspiration for other developing nations in studying endeavours of a determined and ambitious leadership, in a transitioning journey, from a natural resources-based economy towards a knowledge-based country.

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ISBN: 9780755644414
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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"Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Plan 2020 are governmental initiatives to diversify Saudi Arabia's economy and implement nationwide social changes. Media and scholarly attention often describe the success or failure of these ambitious visions. This book shifts the focus to instead examine and evaluate the actual processes of domestic policymaking and governance that are being mapped out to achieve them. The book is unique in its breadth, with case studies from across different sectors including labour markets, defence, health, youth, energy and the environment. Each analyses the challenges that the country's leading institutions face in making, shaping and implementing the tailored policies that are being designed to change the country's future. In doing so, they reveal the factors that either currently facilitate or constrain effective and viable domestic policymaking and governance in the Kingdom. The study offers new and ground-breaking research based on the first-hand experiences of academics, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners who have privileged access to Saudi Arabia. At a time when analysis and reportage on Saudi Arabia usually highlights the 'high politics' of foreign policy, this book sheds light on the 'low politics' to show the extent to which Saudi policy, society, economics and culture is changing"--

Author: Christopher M. Blanchard
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437928382
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 55

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Contents: (1) Recent Developments; (2) Background: Saudi Arabia (SA)-U.S. Relations, 1931-2001; 9/11 and its Aftermath; Recent Assessments; Terrorist Financing; (3) Congress. Interest in SA: U.S. Foreign Assist. to SA and Prohibitions; Counter-terrorism Assist.; BAE Corruption Inquiry; (4) Current Issues in U.S.-SA Relations; Mil. Cooperation: Counterterrorism; Al Qaeda; Combating Extremism; Arab-Israeli Conflict; SA-Palestinian Relations; SA Policy Priorities in Iraq; U.S.-SA Trade; U.S. Oil Imports and SA Policy; SA Boycott of Israel and WTO Membership; Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Political Reform; Leadership and Succession; Social Reform Debates and Recent Leadership Changes; Human Rights; Religious Freedom.

Author: Mamdouh G. Salameh
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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Since the discovery of oil in commercial quantities at Dammam oil well No.7 in March 4, 1938, Saudi Arabia has been almost totally dependent on the oil-export revenues. Seventy eight years later and a cumulative production of 146 billion barrels of oil (bb) since then, Saudi Arabia's budget is still dependent on the oil revenues to the tune of 90%. This is a moment of high anxiety in Saudi Arabia. Oil prices, currently $50/barrel, are less than half the level the Saudi government needs in order to balance its books. Moreover, its financial reserves are depleting very fast. There is nothing the Saudis need more than comprehensive economic reform. The kingdom must end its deep reliance on the oil revenue and build a dynamic 21st century economy. The current path can't be sustained much longer. That is why the kingdom has launched Vision 2030 which aims to expand the non-oil sector of the economy and reduce unemployment. However, to achieve the objectives of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia needs to start the diversification of its economy without a minute's delay. The paper will argue that as Vision 2030 is a plan designed to create a 21st century Saudi economy virtually from scratch, it will encounter some huge hurdles not least because of the suspicion that this project has something to do with the generational change in leadership when king Salman departs the scene. It will also argue that Vision 2030 may not achieve much since it's not bold enough in the area that matters most -- developing human capital. Still it is a step in the right direction if there is the political will to go ahead with it.

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Center
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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A team of examiners from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reviews Portugal's education system in a three-part report. Part One begins with the consequences of the 1974 revolution, Portugal's economic problems, its impending attachment to the European Economic Community, and rising public expectations about education. It continues with criticism of the Ministry of Education, which is overstaffed and has duplicate functions. The examiners propose reduction of branches and suggest the establishment of a national education advisory council and closer relations with other government agencies. A high priority for the compulsory school-level education (four primary and two preparatory grades) is improvement of standards in rural areas. Accepting the future extension of compulsory schooling from 6 to 9 years, the examiners counsel step-by-step reform of the school structure and curriculum. Education of 16-to-19 year olds is a problematic issue since upper-secondary schools are not providing adequate vocational courses. The examiners feel a solution is for Portugal to adopt a comprehensive education and training policy for that age group implemented jointly by the Ministries of Education and Labor. Part Two of the report includes a record of the review meeting between the OECD examiners and the Minister of Education and his delegates and addresses five areas of concern. The third part is a summary of the Ministry of Education's Backgroud Report of the education system in Portugal. (MD)

Author: Nabil Sayfayn
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 116

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This thesis examines the status of sustainable development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It seeks to analyze the various factors supporting or hindering the progress of the Kingdom towards sustainable development. It will apply the framework developed by Ashford & Hall (2011) to assess the performance and interaction between economy, employment and environment while considering the forces of technology and globalization. The first part of the thesis will look at the current status of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Then, the three dimensions of sustainable development will be analyzed in great details followed by a short analysis of technology and trade. The analysis will then shift to the ambitious Saudi vision 2030 that aims to transform the Kingdom from an oil-dependent economy into a leading exporter of sustainable energy that has a diverse economy. The last part of the thesis will explore the focus areas which are limiting the Kingdom from progressing towards a greater degree of sustainable development. The major limitations include rapidly degrading environment, increasing unemployment rate, rising income inequality, endemic corruption, and minimal awareness about sustainable development. The thesis then concludes by summarizing the major points.