Browsing by Subject "Economic development"
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A New Framework for Addressing High-level Decisions Related to Sustainable Transportation Development
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Stakeholders in the transportation industry have been concerned with sustainability. However, transportation decision makers have had difficulty in incorporating sustainability into transportation infrastructure decisions ... -
Beyond natural resources: Development strategies and implementation, a comparative study between Qatar and Singapore
(2015 , Master Thesis)Qatar's leadership showed great ambition to transform the state into a developed country where its economy is based on knowledge and not rent; even though that Qatar is privileged to have massive natural gas reserves ... -
Can human development and political stability improve environmental quality? New evidence from the MENA region
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)We investigate the effects of human development and political stability on environmental quality and examine whether they are viable tools for improving environmental policies. The literature finds that countries can reduce ... -
Corruption and Economic Development: New Evidence from the Middle Eastern and North African Countries
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)This paper analyses the role of economic development in curbing corruption by focusing on political and economic freedoms for a sample of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries over the period 1984-2013. In ... -
Evaluation Of Saudi Arabia's Development Planning: Direction And Implementation Problems
( Qatar University , 1994 , Article)Saudi Arabia's development has advanced along three dimensions: economic, social and institutional. In the economic field it meant advances in basic infrastructure and in economic diversification. In the social field, ... -
Is exchange rate risk priced in microfinance?
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)High microcredit interest rates have often been a source of criticism against the microfinance movement. Research has focused attention on the cost structure of interest rates and more recently on the macroeconomic and ... -
Preparing and educating the Arab Qatari engineer of 2030
( American Society for Engineering Education , 2010 , Conference Paper)This paper addresses the issue of adapting Engineering Education to a changing situation in Qatar, a small country that is part of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council. It presents the framework for a national project planned ... -
What are e-commerce possible challenges in developing countries: A case study of Nigeria
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2018 , Article)The overarching goal to achieve the vision of Nigeria (NV2020) cannot be realised without the synchronised effort of all the sectors. To help the country and policy makers to identify the hurdles in attaining these lofty ...