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What Money Can’t Buy: Wealth, Inequality, and Economic Satisfaction in the Rentier State
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SAGE Publications
, 2018 , Article)
How do perceived inequalities in allocation impact citizen satisfaction with state-distributed benefits in rentier societies? Resource-rich rentier regimes are widely theorized to maintain the economic and political ...
Are mangroves in arid environments isolated systems? Life-history and evidence of dietary contribution from inwelling in a mangrove-resident shrimp species
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Elsevier
, 2013 , Article)
The Arabian Gulf represents one of the more northerly extremes of mangrove distribution in the Indo-Pacific, and is populated only by Avicennia marina, due to its tolerance of high salinity and wide temperature extremes. ...
Qatar desalination research: An overview
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
As freshwater scarcity has intensified in Qatar, seawater desalination has been established as a strategic and prominent industry. This study thoroughly analyzes the current status of seawater desalination research and ...
Ambivalent Sexism in the State of Qatar: Gender Roles and Patriarchal Attitudes
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Brill
, 2023 , Article)
This article examines public attitudes toward ambivalent sexism in the State of Qatar, which has taken considerable initiatives to prioritize women’s empowerment strategies and promote equality between men and women. It ...
An Eye on the Future: Student Education Plans and Career Aspirations in Qatar : Results from the SESRI Qatar Education Study 2015
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The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2017 , Poster)
Withtherealizationthateducationisthecatalystforanation’sprosperityandthatimprovedsocio-economicopportunitiesrelyinpartontheinvestmentsmadeineducation,Qatarhastakenwidestridesindevelopingitssystemofeducationviewedasstrate ...
Predictors of parental use of private tutoring in Qatar
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Common Ground Research Networks
, 2020 , Article)
The aim of this study was to identify the factors likely to influence parents' desire to use a private tutor for their children in the State of Qatar. Drawing on insights from the relevant literature, a survey questionnaire ...
Labour reforms in Qatar: continuity and change in perceptions and attitudes among citizens and migrant workers
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Routledge [Taylor & Francis]
, 2023 , Article)
Hosting the FIFA World Cup was a pivotal moment for Qatar and the broader Arab region, attracting attention, tourism, and economic benefits. However, it also intensified global scrutiny of Qatar's labor laws that govern ...
Sustainable Qatar : Social, Political and Environmental Perspectives
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Springer Singapore
, 2023 , Book)
This open access book provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar requires ...
Motives for Choosing to Study in International Branch Campuses in Qatar: Focusing on Nationalities in "National-minority States"
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This paper clarifies the motives of students to study in International Branch Campuses (IBCs) in Qatar. In Qatar, a lot of IBCs have been established in Education City, for example, Georgetown University, Carnegie Mellon ...
Business legacy planning for mega events: The case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
This study aimed to explore the processes of business networking which lays the foundation for business legacy outcomes initiated by the award of a mega event in a region. Building on the work of Spilling (1996) on mega ...