A suggested model to reduce unemployment in Palestine in light of the Malaysian experience

Other Title(s)

نموذج مقترح للحد من البطالة في فلسطين في ضوء التجربة الماليزية

Dissertant

Mansur, Akram Kamil Muhammad

Thesis advisor

Miqdad, Muhammad Ibrahim Husayn

Comitee Members

Rajab, Muin Muhammad
al-Nimruti, Khalil Ahmad Yusuf

University

Islamic University

Faculty

Faculty of Commerce

Department

Development Economics

University Country

Palestine (Gaza Strip)

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2016

English Abstract

This research seeks to benefit from the Malaysian experience as a model for many countries that suffer from the widespread of unemployment.

This research seeks to identify the strategy pursued by Malaysia to decrease unemployment.

In addition to examining the possibility to take advantage of developing plans and strategies to reduce unemployment in Palestine.

The researcher used descriptive analytical approach which is fit to study a phenomenon as unemployment, and helps to include most necessary information to understand the subject of research, and reach to audited recommendations that could be benefit.

The researcher also used the comparison method which makes comparisons between the Palestinian reality and the Malaysian reality in order to extract the elements of similarity, The researcher resorted to the depth interview style with specialists in order to stand on the possibility of benefiting from the Malaysian experience in the elimination of unemployment in the Palestinian society.

The most important study results can be summarized as - The unemployment problem is more severe in the Gaza Strip.

It is noted that rates of unemployment in Gaza Strip are higher than in the West Bank throughout the period from 1972 so far.

- The private sector can contribute effectively to treat the problem of unemployment by focusing on sectors and activities generating profit and relying on labor-intensive at the same time especially the replacement industries in general.

Finally, the main recommendations of the study are - There is a need for stable conditions such as opening the cross points and creating continuing contact between Palestine and other countries.

- The Palestinian Authority has to focus efforts on local development programs to create more job opportunities in the local community to overcome the restrictions imposed on the movement of persons.

Such programs should include the rehabilitation of infrastructure, basic services, agricultural business and other areas.

- The private sector has to focus on the sectors of the profit-generating activities, which rely on labor-intensive.

Such sectors as the agricultural sector, especially food industries, the production of meat, dairy, poultry and replacement industries in general.

Main Subjects

Economy and Commerce

No. of Pages

101

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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-723615