Fostering Human Capital in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

by Sameh El-saharty, Christopher Herbst, Igor Kheyfets

The formation of human capital--the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lifetimes--is critical for the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Human capital contributes not only to human development and employment but also to the long-term sustainability of a diversified economic growth model that is knowledge based and private sector driven. This approach is critical, given that income from oil and gas will eventually...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464815828
• ISBN13: 9781464815829
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"