KUWAIT'S EMPLOYMENT POLICY: ITS FORMULATION, IMPLICATIONS, AND CHALLENGES
Title:
KUWAIT'S EMPLOYMENT POLICY: ITS FORMULATION, IMPLICATIONS, AND CHALLENGES
Author:
Al-Enezi, Awadh Khalaf
Appeared in:
International journal of public administration
Paging:
Volume 25 (2002) nr. 7 pages 885-900
Year:
2002-05-06
Contents:
This study investigates the formulation, implications and challenges of Kuwait's employment policy. It postulates that since this policy is designed to secure employment opportunities to all Kuwaitis in the public sector, the government has, for long, acted as employer of first and last resort for Kuwaiti natives with the result that the labor market has been segmented, labor has been misallocated, government wage bill has been escalated and the educational process has been distorted. This policy, however, cannot be sustainable in either the medium or the longer term. In the face of this, effective measures have to be taken to enhance the employment of Kuwaitis in the private sector.
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