1. Saudis Try New Way To Fuel Economy: Going to Work.
- Author
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Pope, Hugh
- Subjects
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EMPLOYMENT , *UNEMPLOYMENT , *ECONOMIC development , *FOREIGN workers , *SOCIOLOGY of work , *PUBLIC opinion , *SOCIAL psychology , *WORK , *SOCIAL history - Abstract
Focuses on the economic and employment conditions in Saudi Arabia. Statistics indicating the majority of private-sector workers in Saudi Arabia are foreign; Impact of oil revenues in creating a society that lost their desire to work; Population growth in Saudi Arabia since the oil boom began three decades ago; Comparison of per capita income in Saudi Arabia and the United States, noting Saudi Arabia's has dropped relative to the U.S.; Comments from Ahmed Hakim, a flight attendant on Saudi Arabian Airlines, regarding the changing attitudes about work; Unemployment statistics for Saudi men aged 24-35, noting jobs will play a factor in future economic development in the country.
- Published
- 2004