Information on "Labor" and "Middle East"
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Qatar as a Financial Investor
Author: David Roberts
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This policy brief discusses major Qatari investors, including the Qatar Investment Authority and the Qatari Sports Investment fund. More on «Qatar as a Financial Investor»
January 2013
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2013
Economic Development, Trade and Investment in the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean Region
Author: Marek Dabrowski, Luc De Wulf
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
This report seeks to provide an overview of economic challenges and prospective scenarios faced by a group of 11 countries located in the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean region. More on «Economic Development, Trade and Investment in the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean Region»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
How to Improve the Economic and Social Performance of Eastern and Southern Mediterranean Countries
Author: Marek Dabrowski, Luc De Wulf
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
This paper analyzes key challenges facing the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean region in economic and social terms. More on «How to Improve the Economic and Social Performance of Eastern and Southern Mediterranean Countries»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Measuring Returns to Education and Human Capital in the Southern Mediterranean
Author: Emrah Arbak
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This study assesses human capital attainment levels in the southern Mediterranean region. More on «Measuring Returns to Education and Human Capital in the Southern Mediterranean»
March 2011
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17 Mar 2011
Exclusion, Violence and Public Protest in Yemen
Author: Hannah Wright
Publisher: Saferworld
Western involvement in Yemen has tended to focus on counter-terrorism policies and stateheavy stabilisation measures, which do not necessarily address the security needs of ordinary Yemenis, and may even create further insecurity. More on «Exclusion, Violence and Public Protest in Yemen» -
Mar 2011
Aufstand der Jugend
Author: Wenke Apt
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
War der politische Umbruch in der arabischen Welt vorherzusehen? Eine demographische Sicht auf die Region hätte zumindest Anlass zur Vorwarnung geben können. More on «Aufstand der Jugend»
February 2011
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Feb 2011
What to Think of the Political Crisis in North Africa and the Middle East?
Author: Pierre Razoux
Publisher: NATO Defense College (NDC)
This paper examines the potential impact of the chaos prevailing in Egypt and the Jasmine Revolution, which has made the domino theory relevant again for the whole of the Arab world. More on «What to Think of the Political Crisis in North Africa and the Middle East?»
January 2011
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2011
Migrant Labor in the Gulf
Author: Mehran Kamrava, Zahra Babar, Attiya Ahmad, Andrew Gardner, Jane Bristol-Rhys, Pardis Mahdavi, Caroline Osella, Nathalie E Williams, Arland Thornton, Dirgha J Ghimire, Linda C Young-DeMarco, Mansoor Moaddel, David Mednicoff, Mary Breeding, Susan Martin, Hélène Thiollet, Kasim Randeree, Filippo Osella
Publisher: Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
The relationship between the citizen and the migrant in the Gulf has traditionally centered around the question of labor. More on «Migrant Labor in the Gulf» -
2011
Building Trust and Institutions
Author: Mohammed Osman Tariq, Kaja Borchgrevink, Kristian Berg Harpviken
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Afghanistan’s religious schools – the madrasas – are frequently accused by Afghan and foreign media and policy analysts of providing outdated and poor-quality religious schooling, educating children to unemployment, promoting narrow and intolerant wo... More on «Building Trust and Institutions» -
2011
Buried in Bricks
Publisher: Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL)
This study is a rapid assessment of one of the most prevalent, yet least known, forms of hazardous labour in Afghanistan – for both children and adults – and one of the worst forms of labour for children in particular. More on «Buried in Bricks»
