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The Authorities' Concern with Reform -- Reasons and Grounds for Reform : A. Grounds for Reform - B. Principles of Reform -- Prioritizing Reforms -- Mechanisms and Requirements for Reform : A. Mechanisms of Reform - B. General Requirements for Reform -- Issues and Areas of Reform Application : Suggestions & Ideas : A. Economic Reform : 1.1 Economic Facts : Saudi Economic Performance - 1.2 The ' How- to' of Economic Reform - 1.3 Instrument of Implementation : A Practical Guide for Economic Reform Strategy - First Option - Second Option - 1.4 Timetable for Reforms - 1.5 Probable Ramifications of Economic Reform - B. Social Reform : Predominance of the young in Saudi demographic architecture, the high expectations among the educated and the limited capacity of the public sector to integrate all graduates - The emergence of social strata and the appearance of a generational gap - The Status of Women in Saudi Society - C. Political and Administrative Reform : Modernizing constitutional and legal frameworks - Stressing the principle of gradualism in political reform - Modernizing Administrative Mechanisms - Popular Demands for Political Participation - Demand for Social Equity and the Need to Eliminate Discriminatory Practices : The Human Rights' Dossier - Mounting Religious Opposition - Developing Local Administration : The Role of Local Administration in Political Development - The Role of Local Administration in Economic Development - The Role of Local Administration in Social Development - The Role of Local Administration in Administrative Development - D. Cultural and Educational Reform : Upgrading of the Quality of Graduates - E. Towards a Strategy for the Modernization of Security Apparatus -- The Regional and International Context of Reform : A. The Regional Environment : The Situation in Iraq and its Ramifications - The Future Security of the Gulf - Relations with some of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries, especially Qatar - Ongoing Political liberalization in Adjacent Countries (i.e. Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Yemen) and its ramifications on Saudi Arabia - The Future of the Arab-Israeli Conflict - B. International Challenges : Relations with the U.S.