All of the GCC countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates - are undergoing historic socio-economic transitions. They are facing enormous strains on public finances and challenging economic outlooks, due to fluctuating oil prices, demographic pressures,...

"Leading Chinese thinker explains his theory of China's development path, based not on territorial expansion or challenges to other powers, but on its own hard work and a mutually beneficial international environment" - Provided by publisher

Presents new research by leading scholars in Australia and the United States on economic factors that influence children's development and the respective social policies the two nations have designed to boost human capital development. - Provided by publisher