Unemployment undermines success.

The article discusses the effect of unemployment on the economic development of Bahrain. Based on the article, the country's economy is thriving, but the government must speed up reform and address unemployment and inflation if it is to stem growing unrest among the local population. According to Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, efforts to push forward a reform program through the privatization of a range of public services were being thwarted by a lack of co-operation and policy clashes within government.