Is there a vicious circle in Muslim World?

ISBN-13: 9783838336640 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 72 str.

Mehar, Muhammad Ayub

Opis

The main objective of this study is to compare Muslim countries with the rest of world in terms of the effectiveness and efficiency of the factors of competitiveness. Its another objective is to determine the factors of competitiveness of the nations. The study has also assessed the impacts of improvement in political and corporate governances of the institutions, technological advancement and higher education on the business competitiveness.It was concluded that investment and technology readiness affects the competitiveness in Muslim countries in different ways. It was recommended that Muslim countries should improve their governance of the corporate and political institutions and the higher education to achieve the efficiency and higher targets of competitiveness. The study also discusses the cause and consequences of the deterioration and depressing condition of higher education in Muslim countries.The hypothesis of external conspiracy was not accepted in the study and it was concluded that weak human resources are mainly responsible for deterioration in the higher education.

O autorze

Dr. Mehar is in economics research since last twenty years.Socio-cultural aspects of the economic policies, technology and business competitiveness,and Mulsim world s economic issues are the areas of his interest.Currently,he is associated as Economic Advisor with the SAARC-CCI and serving as Research Professor in Iqra University.