title: Development and human resources in the Islamic world:  a study of selected countries.
abstract: "The present paper attempts to provide an analytical profile of development and human resources in [12] selected [Islamic] countries."  The countries--Bangladesh, Somalia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia, Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates--vary in income levels from low to high and in population size from 1 million to 159 million. Using data from the World Bank and the Population Council, comparisons are made on the basis of mortality and fertility levels, family size, income, urbanization, labor force size and growth, education, nutrition, and health.  Governmental policy changes and future directions are discussed.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Duza
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000352:Africa, Northern; D000462:Algeria; D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001211:Asia, Western; D001459:Bangladesh; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004493:Education; D004534:Egypt; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D006262:Health; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D007214:Indonesia; D007493:Iraq; D007514:Islam; D007730:Kuwait; D008296:Malaysia; D008877:Middle East; D009026:Mortality; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010154:Pakistan; D011153:Population; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012067:Religion; D012106:Research; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012998:Somalia; D014421:Turkey; D014479:United Arab Emirates; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Algeria; Arab Countries; Asia; Bangladesh; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; Education; Egypt; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Fertility; French Speaking Africa; Geographic Factors; Health; Human Resources; Income; Income Distribution; Indonesia; Iraq; Islam; Kuwait; Labor Force; Malaysia; Mediterranean Countries; Mortality; Northern Africa; Nutrition; Pakistan; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Size; Religion; Research Methodology; Saudi Arabia; Socioeconomic Factors; Somalia; Southeastern Asia; Southern Asia; Spatial Distribution; Studies; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization; Western Asia