Human Capital
Population Economics in the Middle East
Published on 24. October 2002
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-1-86064-795-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a guide to the many and varied issues that policy-makers will face in addressing the challenge of booming populations and demographic changes in the Middle East and North Africa. The book, organized country by country or sub-region, and supported by statistical data and analysis, covers issues of demography and development in the Middle East, the capital value of rising populations, the workings of the labour market and the impact of migration and urbanization on the region.
Reviews / Votes
'An impressive and timely work.' - Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim, American University in Cairo.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86064-795-6 (9781860647956)
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Person
Ismail Sirageldin is Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins University and senior advisor with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. He has served with WHO, UNDP and the World Bank, and has published widely on economic development, international migration and population change.