Stakeholding as a new development strategy for Saudi Arabia

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The transition from an oil-based to a knowledge-based economy requires that the Saudi population dramatically increases its level of human capital. This paper argues that noncognitive skills may be a bottleneck in the formation of human capital and proposes a policy to indirectly strengthen those skills. The core of the proposal is a government-financed gift to each Saudi citizen reaching adult age, the SSGY. -- Saudi Arabia ; Stakeholder Society ; Value Systems ; Economic Development