Annotated Bibliography
Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. “A Saudi Prince’s Plea for Reform.”
New York Times 24 February, 2011: Print.
The way in which the writer of this article addresses the political causes of unemployment is really fascinating. This source goes ahead to cite the various actions taken by key Arab political leaders. The articles use of Saudi Arabia to show this immediate action makes it a very good source for addressing unemployment in Saudi Arabia.
Ghafour, Abdul. "Central Department of Statistics and Information, Ministry of Economy and Planning; Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)." Forty-Fourth Annual Report. August 2008.
This state document reveals much of the Saudi government plans towards reducing unemployment. This source therefore gives credible statistics on the unemployment and goes further to states the various strategies for combating this national problem. This report is always updated by the government and thus provides an up to date details and data on unemployment status of saudi arabia.
Twelve Muslim Countries in Past and Present. illustrated. Leiden: Amsterdam University Press, 2010.
This book explores how the Islamic Sharia law has been incorporated into the political, social and economic policies of Arab countries and their governments. This book has been written by professionals of high reputation and it covers a very wide range of Islamic countries and their governments. It also looks into the relationship between high rates of unemployment in Saudi Arabia and the number of immigrants. The author of this book goes an extra mile to discuss the various measures being taken by the Saudi government to reduce the unemployment rates.
Ramady, Mohamed A. The Saudi Arabian Economy: Policies, Achievements, and Challenges. 2, illustrated. New York: Springer, 2010.
This book discusses several challenges facing the Saudi Arabia economy including unemployment. However, the author of this book deviates from the normal blames on unemployment and vests more interest on the role of women in the human resource provision. This book gives a detailed discussion on how both religious and cultural barrier hinder women from accessing good employment opportunities in this country. The author of this book goes further to suggest some strategies for full inclusion of women in the job market.
Sara Hamdan. “Saudi Arabia to Fine Firms with Too Many Foreign Workers.” New York Times 21 November, 2012: Print.
This newspaper articles also discusses the link between high unemployment rates and the high number of immigrants in Saudi Arabia. It further states the government step to reduce unemployment rates for the Saudi Arabia citizens by firing the immigrant employees in this nation.
Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat. The Real Issues of the Middle East and the Arab Spring. New York: Springer, 2013.
This book looks at the real issues facing the middle east and discusses unemployment as one of the major problem. It therefore discusses the main causes and strategies towars solving the problem.
Works Cited
Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. “A Saudi Prince’s Plea for Reform.”
New York Times 24 February, 2011: Print.
Ghafour, Abdul. "Central Department of Statistics and Information, Ministry of Economy and
Planning; Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)." Forty-Fourth Annual Report.
August 2008.
Otto, Jan Michiel. Sharia Incorporated: A Comparative Overview of the Legal Systems of
Twelve Muslim Countries in Past and Present. illustrated. Leiden: Amsterdam University
Press, 2010.
Ramady, Mohamed A. The Saudi Arabian Economy: Policies, Achievements, and Challenges. 2,
illustrated. New York: Springer, 2010.
Sara Hamdan. “Saudi Arabia to Fine Firms with Too Many Foreign Workers.” New York Times
21 November, 2012: Print.
Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat. The Real Issues of the Middle East and the Arab
Spring. New York: Springer, 2013.
