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Uncovering the Dynamics of the Saudi Youth Unemployment Crisis

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  • Luay M. Assidmi

    (Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University)

  • Erin Wolgamuth

    (Somalia of Forcier Consulting)

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This paper explores a systems thinking approach to the persistent and urgent issue of youth unemployment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a complex problem given the unique social contract between government and citizens in the Kingdom. Generations of government-dependent Saudi nationals have come of age in recent decades, unfit for private sector needs and unprepared for its realities. Attempts to force this population into the private workforce are futile, resisted by Saudi workers and by private sector employers. The authors present a systems map inclusive of employment trends, education, and social dynamics, whose interactions undermine employment among Saudi youth. This mental model indicates that unemployment among this particular demographic is exacerbated by increased government spending on education, and by government-initiated measures aimed at protecting Saudi nationals in the private sector. Uncovering an archetypal systems thinking relationship between major stakeholders, that of accidental adversaries, the authors present the first steps towards modeling solutions.

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  • Luay M. Assidmi & Erin Wolgamuth, 2017. "Uncovering the Dynamics of the Saudi Youth Unemployment Crisis," Systemic Practice and Action Research, Springer, vol. 30(2), pages 173-186, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:syspar:v:30:y:2017:i:2:d:10.1007_s11213-016-9389-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11213-016-9389-0
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