race, creed and gender. - A redistribution of wealth needs to be implemented through the introduction of job creation programs to ensure that the wealth is more evenly distributed amongst the people . The ruling family and the dominant oil sheiks presently control the vast oil wealth of the nation and any ‘trickle down’ effect that now occurs is not only minimal and relies totally on patronage.- The infant mortality rate of 55 deaths per 1000 births needs to be lowered.- A balance must be struck between Saudi Arabia’s military expenditure and education expenditure.Solution 1:The literacy rates in Saudi Arabia have to be improved. This could be achieved by making schooling less expensive for the ordinary citizen. Therefore, the government could make schooling compulsory for children aged between 6-14. This system is similar to that of Australia’s system where children between 6-15 have to go to school. Australia’s system have attained a 100% literacy rate in both male and female literacy. This system should perform just as well in Saudi Arabia. To allow the government to make school less expensive, or even free, subsidies to the school should be given. However, these subsidies cost money. Therefore, some of the capital used for military expenditure should be used to offset the cost. Solution 2:Saudi Arabia exists in a very volatile area of the world. As a result, a high percentage of their Gross National Product (GNP) is used towards military activities and equipment. If the volatility of the area could be decreased, then less capital could be used on military expenditure. This extra capital could then be used to implement solution 1 above. To lower the volatility of the area, a treaty could be made between those nations. As these countries are enemies, they would not trust each other to abide by the treaties and would therefore not lower its military expenditures ‘just in case’. The help of th...
