title: New population policy in Kuwait: the quest for a balance in the population composition.
abstract: "This study investigates the development of population policy in Kuwait following the Gulf crisis, reveals the changes induced by the post-Gulf-war population policy, and provides an attempt to assess the policy's success. The study concludes that despite the new population policy, expatriates continue to make up the majority of the population.  The problem continues to be a challenge for policy makers. There appear to be new levels of sincerity, explicitness and seriousness of purpose in Kuwait's new population policy, but there have not been many real changes in direction from earlier policies. Short of closing the door to expatriates, effective policy options for increasing the Kuwaiti share in the country's total population are limited."
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Al-ramadhan
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D006285:Health Planning; D007730:Kuwait; D008877:Middle East; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014857:Warfare
keywords: Arab Countries; Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Foreigners; Kuwait; Migrants; Migration; Nationality; Organization And Administration; Planning; Policy; Policy Development; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy--EV; Social Policy; War; Western Asia