ABSTRACT
At present growth rates, the population of the Arab world will almost double within twenty years. This implies an additional 138 million Arabs by the year 2000 (Table 4.1). At present levels of labor force participation, the number of jobs must increase by 30 to 40 million merely to keep abreast, and national product must increase by at least 3 per cent yearly to keep per capita income from backsliding.
