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A Century of Saudi-Qatari Food Insecurity: Paradigmatic Shifts in the Geopolitics, Economics and Sustainability of Gulf States Animal Agriculture
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Geo Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
In their quest for food security, the drylands of the Gulf Cooperation Council states have experienced more radical transformation over the past half century than over the previous millennium. This paper explores modern ...
Exaggerating good governance: Regime type and score inflation among executive survey informants
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
Researchers and policymakers often rely on executive surveys to understand and promote good governance. In doing so, they assume that the evaluations provided by these well‐informed respondents are not systematically ...
Attracting and retaining expatriates in Qatar during an era of uncertainty: Would you stay or would you go?
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
How do foreign workers navigate competing pressures when deciding to remain in a place or leave for a new destination? Here, we explore migration decision‐making across a diverse set of migrant nationalities using an ...
Assessing Accuracy and Coverage of Housing Units Sampling Frame using the Post-Frame Update Survey (PFS) Method
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Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies
, 2017 , Article)
Survey research using nationally representative samples is growing substantially in the rapidly
developing countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). However, in such countries the population and their
demographic ...
Qatar Against The Blockade
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Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI)
, 2017 , Article)
INTRODUCTION:
The unjust and surprising Qatar blockade may be considered the most
important event in the country's contemporary history, given its essential
political, economic and social impacts on Qatar’s present and ...
Determinants of Banks’ Profitability: Panel Data from Qatar
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Scientific Research Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose : The aim of this paper is to investigate the main determinants of
banks’ profitability and answer the question “what is the effect of liquidity and
risk variables on the explained variation of banks’ performance ...
Social Capital and Citizens’ Attitudes towards Migrant Workers
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Cogitatio Press
, 2017 , Article)
This study examines Qatari citizens’ attitudes toward migrant workers. While much research has been conducted on citizens’ attitudes toward the abolition, tightening, or loosening of the Kafāla system in the Gulf Cooperation ...
Needs, Preferences, and Recommendations of Charity Executives and Experts
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SESRI
, 2017 , Report)
Humanitarian actors in Qatar have understood the many benefits that technological and
process innovations could generate for the benefit of all. Results from the survey of charity
executives and experts show a preference ...
Education in Qatar: the complex reality of citizen satisfaction
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SESRI
, 2017 , Report)
In the space of a few years, and driven by a strong political will and substantial financial
resources, Qatar has embraced an ambitious reform agenda to tackle a weak public
education system. Yet, while helping to improve ...
Stigma associated with mental illness: perspectives of university students in Qatar
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Dove Press
, 2017 , Article)
Stigma in relation to mental illness is one of the main factors inhibiting people from seeking help. Studies have been undertaken looking into the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) about mental illness among residents ...