Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-539) and index.

Introduction : human resources and development in the Arabian Gulf -- Keynote addresses. Mankind and development in the UAE / Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan ; The challenges of identity and citizenship in the Gulf Region / Turki Al-Faisal ; The role of the GCC in supporting human development / Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah ; Development, security and stability / Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan -- Challenges to human development in the region / Adil Abdulatif -- The challenges of human capital investment in the GCC / Abdulkhaleq Abdullah -- The role of human resources investment in GCC development / Mohammed Abdul Rahman Al-Asoomi -- Future requirements of the Gulf labor market / Baqer Al-Naijar -- Future requirements of the Gulf labor market : the Saudi model / Abdul-Wahid Khaled Al-Humayd -- The role of expatriate workers in supporting GCC economic development / Hector Morada -- GCC human resource development and organizational reform : HR empowerment and utilization in Oman and Saudi Arabia / Khalid Othman Al-Yahya -- Challenges facing workforce nationalization in the Gulf / Khalid Al-Khazraji -- Demographics and human development in the Gulf / Neil Partrick -- Education : keeping up with the needs of development / Sally Findlow -- Regionalism and the Gulf countries / Uri Dadush -- Regional strategic dynamics and the GCC's shifting fortunes : the oil boom years, the global financial crisis and beyond / James A. Russell and Robert E. Looney -- Inflation and its effect on development in the Gulf countries / Abdel Halim Muhaisen -- Enhancing food security and agricultural sustainability / Joachim von Braun -- Organized crime, money laundering and terrorism / Nick Ridley -- The role of the media in development / Turki Al-Dakheel -- The role of the media in supporting development in Abu Dhabi / Colin Randall -- The other face of development / Hussa Lootah -- Society, culture and development in the Gulf Region / Mariam Hassan Al-Kandari.