From Kuwait to Jordan: The Palestinians' Third Exodus

Troquer, Yann Le; al-Oudat, Rozenn Hommery

doi:10.1525/jps.1999.28.3.00p0029p

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“…This sudden mass return led to a substantial rise in unemployment rates. An unknown number of Palestinians from Kuwait, irrespective of citizenship, have the international status of "refugee", having been registered with the UNRWA at the time of the 1948 exodus and retained that status despite their residence in Kuwait (Troquer and Al-Oudat, 1999).…”

Section: Labour Market and Labour Participationmentioning

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Profiles of Refugee and Non‐Refugee Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza

Al-Qudsi

2000

International Migration

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Relying on demographic and labor surveys which the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics collected in 1995, this article investigates the profile of West Bank and Gaza refugees. Refugees are better educated and have higher fertility than non-refugee Palestinians, but the difference is small. However, they have a significantly lower participation rate, a higher unemployment rate and a higher incidence of arrests and work stoppage than the corresponding rates among non-refugee Palestinians. A smaller proportion of Palestinians commute to work into the Israeli labor market and refugees earn lower wages than nonrefugees. Returns to investment in education are small for both groups. High fertility among refugees imposes a future challenge for policy makers in terms of resources required for the provision of appropriate education and health facilities. Employing future labor market entrants is another serious policy challenge.

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Section: Labour Market and Labour Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Profiles of Refugee and Non‐Refugee Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza

Al-Qudsi

2000

International Migration

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“You Reap What You Plant”: Social Networks in the Arab World—The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

El-Said

Harrigan

2009

World Development

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Summary. -The aim of this paper is threefold. First, to describe the general evolution of bonding and bridging social capital in Jordan. Second, to explore the role of state policies in affecting the various forms of social capital. Finally, to analyze how poverty and economic reform influence the extent and nature of social capital. Social networks, a crucial element of social capital, and cleavages are strongly affected by political and economic dislocations. The former include wars and civil wars, while the latter include state policies and economic conditions. Thus wasta, an old but still significant form of social capital in the Arab World, becomes helpful in good times but destructive in bad times. Successful economic reform requires a good understanding of the nature of social relations and of the ways in which social networks themselves are used by members during good times and bad times for both survival and advancement.

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