title: Manpower options in a small labour-importing state:  the influence of ethnic composition on Kuwait's development.
abstract: Trends in the ethnic composition of the Kuwaiti labor force during recent years are discussed, and the effects on the country's development are assessed.  The focus is on the likely shift since the Gulf War toward importing cheaper Asian labor.  "The purpose of this paper is to assess whether this is a realistic alternative towards reducing the overall cost of the expatriate labour force.  Which areas of the economy would be most promising in this regard?  What are the economic costs?  The implicit assumption throughout the analysis...is that the country will quickly restore its economy to the structure existing at the time of the invasion."  (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Looney
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D006280:Health Workforce; D007730:Kuwait; D008877:Middle East; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Arab Countries; Asia; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Human Resources; Kuwait; Labor Force--cost; Labor Migration; Migration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Western Asia