Human Capital: Population Economics in the Middle East (International Library of Human Geography): v. 7 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1860647952 ISBN 13: 9781860647956

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2002

Synopsis

SIRAGELDIN, I., ED. HUMAN CAPITAL. POPULATION ECONOMICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [HARDBACK]. LONDON, 2002, ix 345 p.,graficos. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

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Review:

An impressive and timely work. Especially commendable is the information on the new trends in migration and urbanization - eg. the leveling out of mega-city populations. Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim, American University in Cairo

Synopsis:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1860647952
• ISBN 13: 9781860647956
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: Sirageldin Ismail