Authoritarianism and labor market: preference of labor policies in the Arab Gulf countries

Matsuo Masaki

No 514, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: Migrant and labor issues are a primary concern in the Arab Gulf countries. With focus on the economic and political conditions that influence actors' decisions when framing labor policies, this study analyzes how preferences of such policies are formed and explains why the governments of the Arab Gulf countries attempt to implement less economical policies. The findings suggest that governments avoid concessions for enterprises required to implement more economical policies and chose uneconomical ones to maintain authoritarian regimes.

Keywords: Gulf Countries; Labor market; Migrant labor; Migration; Authoritarianism; Labor policy; Arab Gulf countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 F66 J31 J61 N35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-03-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ara, nep-lma, nep-mig and nep-pol
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