Localizing the private sector workforce in the gulf cooperation council countries: A study of Kuwait

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 169-181

  Salih, Ahmad ^a  

^a WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign labor; Gulf States; Kuwaitization; Private sector; Workforce localization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949510137     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690903304183     Document Type: Article

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