http://www.dsg.aeDSG Homeen-USCopyright 2009 by Dubai School of Governmentrkumar@bnkinfotech.com This report is based on an exhaustive review of source material in Arabic, French and English, incl...Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:02:35 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=320http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=320 The author argues that in spite of the extremely high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rates, GCC mem...Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:04:45 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=318http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=318 "Healthcare Challenges in the Gulf Cooperation Council," a one-day conference jointly organized by ...Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:58:22 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=315http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=315 This volume argues for a shift from the narrow focus of "electronic government" on technology and t...Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:13:42 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=313http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=313 This paper looks at teacher quality within the UAE, casting it as a function of teacher background ...Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:57:41 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=311http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=311 In "Nation Building: Malaysia’s Experience," former Malaysian Prime Minister outlined how public po...Mon, 24 May 2010 11:36:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=309http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=309 Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi lauds the advances made by UAE women, and calls for steps to address the gr...Tue, 04 May 2010 10:05:46 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=307http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=307 The recommendations in this report are proposed to facilitate the development of institutional alli...Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:01:34 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=306http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=306 In an editorial in The National , Sultan Sooud Al-Qassmi calls for collective responsibility and a...Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:13:30 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=304http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=304 In an editorial in The National , Tarek Coury calls for the collection and dissemination of accura...Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:07:19 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=303http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=303 The studies outlined in this paper emphasize the importance of value congruence in optimizing teamw...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:59:44 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=298http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=298 Several factors continue to block the potential of ICTs to create a culture of innovation in the Ar...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:47:34 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=297http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=297 This paper argues that violent events have two economic effects: a direct loss from the destruction...Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:36:32 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=295http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=295 "How the cohort of over 110 million young Arabs deals with its predicament will be the main driver ...Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:02:49 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=294http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=294 "How the cohort of over 110 million young Arabs deals with its predicament will be the main driver ...Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:48:34 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=293http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=293 This paper traces the regional history of the Gulf, along with the presence of a continuum of Europ...Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:34:52 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=291http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=291 In this op-ed, Fatma Abdulla calls for reforms in the UAE federal higher education system to addres...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:38:29 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=290http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=290 This policy brief outlines three policy options that Gulf Arab governments can consider to address ...Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:36:31 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=288http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=288 Racha Mourtada outlines the findings of a recent e-government conference and suggests ways that ICT...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:27:51 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=287http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=287 This working paper compares health spending with health outcomes over an 11 year period in eastern ...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:48:21 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=280http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=280 This policy brief outlines the role of financial integration, globalization and widening global imb...Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:25:13 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=278http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=278 Generation in Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East (Brookings Pres...Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:06:44 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=277http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=277 This paper uses the life cycle approach to identify the pathways through which youth are excluded, ...Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:30:35 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=276http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=276 This working paper uses survey and interview data to attempt to explain the wide variation in the s...Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:27:00 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=274http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=274 This working paper explores the UAE’s strategies in obtaining foreign nuclear assistance to uncover...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:27:23 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=267http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=267 Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi critiques a recent decision to boost pay for nationals in the public sector...Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:50:35 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=260http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=260 This paper studies the impact of civil conflict on the structure of the economy. Conflict reduces ...Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:09:02 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=259http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=259 In this editorial published in The National, Natasha Ridge surveys the landscape of Arabic language...Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:09:02 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=305http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=305 This article examines the legal and political impediments to the Kurdish Regional Government’s (KRG...Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:35:21 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=258http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=258 This brief examines the meaning of the term “curriculum,” the history of curriculum development in ...Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:51:47 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=257http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=257 In an editorial in Thursday’s The National, Susan Crotty explains why companies who focus exclusive...Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:53:26 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=256http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=256In an editorial in The National , Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi emphasizes the value of the "Dubai model"...Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:36:03 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=255http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=255 This paper shows that in incomplete markets, regardless of traders’ discount factors, the market se...Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:27:54 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=253http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=253 Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi writes in The Financial Times that Dubai has a chance to emerge from the ...Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:27:53 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=254http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=254 This paper integrates literatures on value congruence and team performance with cultural values res...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:31:04 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=250http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=250 This paper provides an empirical assessment of economic diversification in the GCC for the period 1...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:31:24 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=249http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=249 This brief analyzes the changed American approach toward engagement with the Muslim world, calls fo...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:40:54 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=247http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=247 In Saturday’s The National , Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi calls for the Federal National Council (FNC) ...Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:50:25 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=246http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=246 This study elaborates and tests a model linking a new concept of teamwork, fusion, (Janssens and Br...Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:49:01 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=126http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=126 In Saturday’s The National , Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi castigates the Arab media for circulating the...Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:00:30 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=122http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=122 In this commentary piece, Dubai Initiative Research Fellow Djavad Salehi-Isfahani questions the eff...Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:29:56 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=123http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=123 Based on analysis of ICT initiative strategic positioning and the framework adopted by the Dubai eG...Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:08:18 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=121http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=121 Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi lauds the growth of indigenous animated cartoons in the Gulf, and describes...Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:15:17 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=120http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=120 This brief focuses on the "political empowerment" sub-index of the World Economic Forum’s Global Ge...Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:47:12 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=119http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=119 This brief examines current trends in gender and education in the UAE, outlining why a gender gap w...Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:50:43 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=118http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=118 Within a span of less than four decades, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has undergone an impressive...Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:19:22 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=117http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=117 Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi urges Arab states to reestablish ties with Iraq in an editorial in The Gua...Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:43 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=116http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=116 This paper seeks to situate the UAE’s Foreign Policy and Overseas Development Assistance trajectory...Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:24:32 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=114http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=114 Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi urges Arab states to reestablish ties with Iraq in an editorial in The Gua...Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:08:40 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=113http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=113 In an editorial in Thursday’s issue of Gulf Business, Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi explains why "there’s...Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:41:45 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=112http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=112 Tarek Coury analyzes recent data regarding inflation and money supply in the UAE, arguing in Sunday...Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:41:40 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=115http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=115 In an editorial in Tuesday’s The National , Susan Crotty encourages a closer look at how implement...Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:40:02 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=111http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=111 In an editorial in the Khaleej Times, Tarek Khoury sheds light on the latest discussions centered o...Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:05:39 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=107http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=107 In his Op-Ed for The National, Khalid Al Yahya argues for organizational development and governance...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:16 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=106http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=106 Zogby Surveys GCC Business Leaders; Abdulkhaleq Abdulla on the Financial Crisis; Experts Offer Glim...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:46:04 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=282http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=282 Public Policy in the Downturn; Survey Challenges Perceptions of Muslim Opinion; Country Reports Rec...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:46:03 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=283http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=283 DSG Launches Alumni Association; US Senator Bob Graham at DSG; MoU Signed with University of Chicag...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:46:02 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=105http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=105 Victor Pineda published an Op-Ed in The National, in which he argues for the implementation of UAE’...Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:21:54 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=104http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=104 In his latest Op-Ed for Khaleej Times, Tarek Coury discusses de-leveraging in the real estate and s...Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:25:34 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=103http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=103 Tarek Coury explores the consequences of the UAE’s recent decision to withdraw from Gulf monetary u...Fri, 29 May 2009 06:24:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=102http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=102 The Dubai School of Government (DSG) and the International Federation for Information Processing (I...Tue, 26 May 2009 08:54:29 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=101http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=101 These conference proceedings include summaries of the presentations given during "Gender and Econom...Tue, 26 May 2009 08:44:17 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=100http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=100 In an editorial in Monday’s issue of The National, Natasha Ridge explains why governments have an i...Thu, 21 May 2009 12:16:28 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=99http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=99 This report, based on three years of research, provides a framework for addressing the economic cha...Sun, 17 May 2009 06:10:48 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=98http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=98 In an editorial in The National, Fatma Abdulla argues that a shift in health policy will reduce the...Thu, 14 May 2009 07:13:43 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=97http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=97 This report examines and interprets Dubai’s 2007 results in light of assessed contextual factors in...Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:23:48 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=96http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=96 An important strand of the economics literature has recently paid attention to the study of psychol...Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:01:01 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=95http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=95 DSG Nonresident Fellow Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi lays out Abu Dhabi’s case to host the International ...Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:00:44 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=94http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=94 This brief explores the reasons behind the UAE’s score and ranking on the health and survival sub-i...Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:34:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=93http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=93 DSG Hosts the PM of Vietnam; Rami Khouri on Change and the Arab World; Real Causes of the Global Fi...Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:53:31 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=92http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=92 In an Op-Ed in Sunday’s Khaleej Times, Tarek Coury explains why the UAE Central Bank’s decision to ...Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:49:30 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=91http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=91 In this report, the authors analyze the results of a survey conducted by the Dubai School of Govern...Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:33:54 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=90http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=90 In an op-ed in The National, Hafed Al-Ghwell calls for Dubai to use transparency and open informati...Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:18:07 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=89http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=89 Justin Dargin outlines how clean energy and conservation initiatives such as the "Heroes" campaign ...Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:06:48 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=88http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=88 Nader Kabbani This policy outlook examines how public sector employment policies in Syria affect th...Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:57:12 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=87http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=87 This report details the results of an independent study jointly supported by the Dubai School of Go...Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:33:28 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=86http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=86 In an op-ed in Thursday’s The National, Natasha Ridge asks why major investments in education have ...Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:17:07 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=83http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=83 Tarek Coury examines factors influencing the valuation of currencies, including the UAE dirham, in ...Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:38:02 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=81http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=81 In Tuesday’s The National, DSG Executive President Nabil Alyousuf and Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Man...Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:17:33 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=80http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=80 This brief assesses the effect of affirmative action policies on voter attitudes and electoral outc...Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:29:41 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=79http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=79 In Thursday’s Khaleej Times, DSG Assistant Professor Tarek Coury calls for the UAE to diversify its...Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:53:44 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=77http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=77 This brief reviews outcomes for the UAE in the World Bank's 2009 Doing Business report, and highlig...Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:49:25 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=76http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=76 This working paper highlights contemporary research on the important issue of the link between cult...Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:46:42 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=75http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=75 An editorial by Ashraf Meraj in The National newspaper commends the establishment of the Abu Dhabi ...Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:13:20 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=74http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=74 Visiting Researcher Mike Helal measures Dubai’s strengths and weaknesses in a global education benc...Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:08:36 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=73http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=73 This policy brief tries to identify what can be done to further strengthen the legal and judicial i...Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:43:22 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=70http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=70 In an opinion piece in The National newspaper, DSG Research Fellow Asim Ijaz Khwaja, David Clinging...Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:40:43 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=69http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=69 This brief examines the role of housing policy reforms in curbing delays in marriage for young men ...Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:35:56 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=68http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=68 Gender and Economics in MENA; Leadership Dialogue with Canadian Diplomats; DSG Receives Accreditati...Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:13:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=78http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=78 The Middle East and North Africa region has experienced some of the highest population growth rates...Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:01:44 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=50http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=50 This brief estimates the impact on pilgrims of performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.The authors ...Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:53:18 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=51http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=51 States comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council have expressed an intent to form a monetary union in...Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:45:32 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=49http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=49 This working paper has been submitted as a chapter in Gender Perspectives on Human Security, edited...Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:42:44 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=48http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=48 Rising oil prices and increased investment have spurred economic growth in the Middle East. At the ...Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:36:43 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=47http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=47 Tarek Coury provides a perspective on UAE monetary policy in light of the recent global financial c...Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:40:57 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=46http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=46 Going Regional; Mohammed, Al-Asad Visit DSG; Ask the Fellow: Khalid Al-Yahya; Board of Trustees Nam...Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:21:31 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=52http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=52 Christine Assaad argues that the UAE can improve its international economic competitiveness by more...Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:21:30 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=44http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=44 In an opinion piece in The National, DSG Research Associate Habiba Hamid asserts that the UAE can u...Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:23:33 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=45http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=45 The utility maximization theory of migration is well established as the prevailing approach in migr...Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:23:33 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=41http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=41 Director of External Affairs and Communication Hafed Al-Ghwell outlines the ways in which an effect...Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:31:55 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=25http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=25 DSG Executive President Nabil Alyousuf argues for educational reform, revised labor policies and mo...Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:14 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=26http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=26 The author examines the conditions and circumstances in which innovations in the public sector thri...Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:22:55 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=39http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=39 The literature of political development has long advocated the importance of integrating the rural ...Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:23:33 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=42http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=42 The health sector in Egypt suffers from a severe shortage of qualified nurses (nurses with at least...Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=10http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=10 The Dubai School of Government Working Paper Series is designed to disseminate ongoing research of ...Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:32:17 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=5http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=5 In an opinion piece in The National, DSG Research Associate Huda Sajwani urges UAE youth to take ad...Sun, 25 May 2008 22:36:11 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=27http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=27 Scenario assessment and strategic planning were the order of the day on April 14, as over 140 top p...Thu, 01 May 2008 23:06:34 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=38http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=38 While the Middle East is experiencing its best economic performance in three decades, the region al...Thu, 01 May 2008 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=16http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=16 This paper studies delegation of monetary policy to an independent but accountable Central Banker. ...Thu, 01 May 2008 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=11http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=11 We estimate the impact on pilgrims of performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Our method compares ...Thu, 01 May 2008 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=12http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=12 As Dubai embarks on the Dubai World Central (DWC) project in parallel with its Urban Development Fr...Thu, 01 May 2008 19:08:54 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=6http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=6 The State of the Region (SOR) Forum is an annual event bringing together key public and private sec...Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:07:23 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=72http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=72 This working paper is a revised manuscript submitted on February 6, 2008 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=13http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=13 This publication presents: 1) the proceedings of the regional High Level Seminar on Measuring and E...Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=32http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=32 As you may know, we are a young institution dedicated to improving governance in the Arab world by ...Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:04:43 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=37http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=37 In "Challenges to Democracy in the Twenty-First Century," Francis Fukuyama examined the global tren...Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:03:20 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=71http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=71 In his internationally syndicated opinion column, DSG Research Fellow Rami Khouri urges the people ...Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=31http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=31 In a January 10-16 opinion piece in Al-Ahram, DSG Research Fellow Manal Jamal urges US President Bu...Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:38:35 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=28http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=28 In an editorial in the January 12 Gulf News, DSG Executive President Nabil Alyousuf writes about th...Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:40:50 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=29http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=29 Integrating multiple theoretical perspectives, we propose and test a model of human capital resourc...Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=15http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=15 As electronic government initiatives continue to gain global momentum, interest in benchmarking var...Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=14http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=14 This policy brief examines the relationship between globalization and results-based government, and...Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:11:52 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=7http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=7 In an op-ed piece published in the December 7, 2007 issue of Arab News, DSG Research Fellow May Al-...Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=30http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=30 Dhillon and Yousef present a snapshot preview of the Initiative’s integrated framework for analysis...Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=17http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=17 A combination of factors contributes to actual or potential economic exclusion of young people in S...Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=23http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=23 Currently, the age structure of the Moroccan population is characterized by the predominance of you...Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=22http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=22 Using conceptual frameworks relating to social exclusion literature and life transitions, the inclu...Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=21http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=21 Egypt is at a stage in its demographic transition with a marked "youth bulge," a period in which th...Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=20http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=20 The Middle East today is a very youthful region, due to the consequences of the demographic transit...Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=18http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=18 Most typically, analyses of youth have employed either the neo-classical economic framework of huma...Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=19http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=19 On November 8, 2007, the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affai...Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:18:58 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=43http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=43 Published by the World Economic Forum, the Report provides an in-depth assessment of competitivenes...Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=24http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=24 A majority of e-government initiatives around the world, including many in the Arab states, have be...Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:19:59 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=8http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=8 A Brief on the First Arab Regional Forum on Innovations in Governance The Dubai School of Govern...Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=36http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=36 The Arab Regional Forum on Innovations in Governance was designed to provide a platform for interac...Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=40http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=40 During the recent oil boom, the MENA region has seen job creation accelerate. Given favorable econo...Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:23:09 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=9http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=9 Summary of Remarks On September 9, 2006, the Dubai School of Government brought together Dubai g...Fri, 01 Sep 2006 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=33http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=33 In April 2006, Arab government leaders and experts active in the field of public sector reform in t...Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:22:10 GMThttp://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=34http://www.dsg.ae/PUBLICATIONS/Publish.aspx?id=34