The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council ‎(‎GCC‎)‎ have in recent decades experienced substantial and rapid development progress‎,‎ as evidence by their high rankings in the United Nation‎'‎s Development Programme‎'‎s Human Development Index ‎(‎HDI‎)‎‎.‎ But despite these achievements‎,‎ the process of development in the GCC still faces numerous challenges‎,‎ the most significant of which relate to national human resources‎.‎ This volume therefore offers an extensive examination of the different development strategies available to the GCC states in the face of the challenges of human resource development‎,‎ the problems facing GCC labour markets‎,‎ the opportunities and potential for investment in human capital and the many obstacles to sustainable development in the Gulf‎.‎ This book will be an essential resource for those involved in the most important issues and debates for the future of human resources and development in the Gulf‎,‎ the Middle East and wider developing world‎.‎