Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society - Qatar as a Case Study (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

The book offers a critical evaluation of Qatar's path from oil- and gas-based industries to a knowledge-based economy. This book gives basic information about the region and the country, including the geographic and demographic data, the culture, the politics and the economy, the health care conditions and the education system. It introduces the concepts of knowledge society and knowledge-based development and adds factual details about Qatar by interpreting indicators of the development status. Subsequently, the research methods that underlie the study are described, which offers information on the eGovernment study analyzing the government-citizen relationship, higher education institutions and systems, its students and the students' way into the labor market. This book has an audience with economists, sociologists, political scientists, geographers, information scientists and other researchers on the knowledge society, but also all researchers and practitioners interested in the Arab Oil States and their future.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Julia Gremm • Julia Barth • Kaja J. Fietkiewicz • Wolfgang G Stock
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-71194-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Research methods Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	3-319-71194-6
Barcode:	9783319711942

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