VOL. XLII
No 46
15-November-1999
GENERAL
Arab Population Growth Causing "Chronic"Unemployment Problem
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission forWestern Asia (ESCWA) is warning of hard times for the people and governments ofthe Middle East. The new Survey of Economic and Social Developments in theESCWA Region 1998-1999 says that urgent policies are needed to checkworsening unemployment due partly to high population growth. The totalpopulation of the ESCWA member countries (comprising...
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