The Role of the Private Sector in Community Development: A Socio-Economic Study of the Hallabat

Abstract

The study examines the role of the private sector in the development of the local community, particularly the Halabat region, at the social and economic levels. To achieve the study's main objective, the researcher used the social survey method to suit its subject, and was keen to select the sample of the study randomly; it was applied to a sample of (400) members of the local community, and the questionnaire was used as a main tool applied to the members of that community to collect information.

The study concluded that the arithmetic averages of the role of the private sector in creating job opportunities for young people ranged from “medium to low” where the overall average (2.45) was of average applicability and standard deviation (0.77). The averages of the role of the private sector in the empowerment of women ranged between “medium, low, and very low”, where the overall average (2.28) was applied to a medium degree of application with a standard deviation (0.50), and the arithmetic averages for the role of the private sector in supporting the educational process ranged. Between "medium, low, very low" where the overall arithmetic average was (2.22) with a medium degree of application and standard deviation (0.51), and the arithmetic averages for the role of the private sector in the development of cultural and sports associations and centers ranged between "medium, low, very low "Where the pain came The center of the total (2.16) and the degree of applicability of the average standard deviation of arithmetic mean (0.38).

Also, there were no statistically significant differences in the role of the private sector in the development of the community due to the variables of "sex and educational qualification", while it showed that there were differences due to the age variable for the category "50 years and over", and the social status variable for the "widower" category.

Based on the findings of the study, it recommended the need to find employment opportunities that match the potential of women to help them cope with their economic burdens, and the cooperation, coordination and partnership between the private sector and universities to support specializations related to the subject of sustainable development, and link them to the requirements of the labor market and provide loans and scholarships to students in need to encourage and motivate them.

Keywords: Private Sector, Al-Hallabat, Community, Development.

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/9-22-07

Publication date: November 30^th 2019