Investing in Human Capital for Sustainable Development: Progress and Opportunities in light of Covid-19 Setback for the Maghreb Countries

Abstract

This paper aims to show the relationship between investment in human capital matters and sustainable development as well as links sustainability issues with those of knowledge. The study presents the progress of Maghreb countries in this regard and points also the most important opportunities for sustainability that have accompanied the setback for the Covid-19 pandemic regarding investment in human capital. In terms of results, the Maghreb countries are still far from achieving sustainable development and face many challenges due to the disappointing human development process and due to the weakness of the knowledge base which is a vital path to achieve sustainable development. The Covid-19 pandemic, despite the material and human losses it has left behind, has granted opportunities for the developing countries to prioritize human capital and improving it in order to keep pace with the knowledge, technological and digital development occurring in the world which greatly contributes to achieving the sustainable development goals properly