الأبعاد الاجتماعية و الاقتصادية و الأمنية لغلاء المعيشة في المجتمع السعودي : دراسة ميدانية على عينة من المتسوقين ببعض المراكز التجارية بمدينة جدة

الملخص EN

This study aimed to identify the social, economic, and security dimensions of the phenomenon of the high cost of living in Saudi society; to identify policies that have been taken to address this phenomenon; and try to propose some solutions to reduce the effects of this phenomenon.

Survey questionnaires were distributed on a sample of household heads shoppers in some commercial centers in Jeddah City reached 381 of respondents.

The results concluded that phenomenon of the cost of living have effects in Saudi society, including social effects such as: the contribution of living's cost in a high percentage of families in need of assistance from the various social institutions; and increased psychological stress on the head of the family; and the spread of delay of marriage between young people within the society; and increased demand for aid charities; and the decline of the middle class in society, and economic effects including that, the inaction of the Ministry of Commerce to monitor the markets has created an opportunity to manipulate prices; and the greed of traders a major cause in the wave of price rises experienced by the country ; also the disparity in the markets' price an evidence of market manipulation ; and exploitation of traders to the circumstances of the global economic crisis contributed to the high cost of living in Saudi Arabia ; as well as that this phenomenon has led to increased poverty in the society, and the security effects such as: the high cost of living cause in the spread of administrative corruption and rampant bribery; and scams on others ; and the prevalence of theft of public money; and some individuals resort to illegal methods of earning; and trespassing from the other because of their economic conditions.

Researcher has reviewed some of the policies and solutions that have been taken to face the phenomenon of cost of living in Saudi society, and to develop some recommendations that will help to reduce the effects of this phenomenon.