Arab Oil Policies In The 1970s Rle Economy Of Middle East

Author : Yusuf A. Sayigh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317593874

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Arab Oil Policies in the 1970s (RLE Economy of Middle East) by Yusuf A. Sayigh Pdf

Until 1973 few people, either in the advanced, industrial countries or in the developing countries of the Third World, thought seriously on the issues and complexities involved in the production and marketing of the oil on which they relied. It was only with the sudden steep increases in oil prices that the oil industry became a matter of general discussion, and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) became a front page topic for analysis and comment. However, real understanding of the organisation and its policies did not accompany this rush of interest and much confusion has followed. In particular, the Arab exporters have received the weight of the criticism although they have only a share in the market and not a monopoly. This book attempts to instil a greater mutual understanding between oil exporters and importers, although it is not a wholesale endorsement of Arab policies, by outlining the major policy areas in this field. It looks at new policy options and their implications in exploration, marketing and pricing and at downstream operations such as the petrochemical and gas industries. In conclusion, this study identifies the wide-ranging opportunities that the new oil policies have opened up for the Arab countries, in the national, regional and international context, and assesses and clarifies the responsibilities which accompany this success. First published in 1983.

Author : Yusuf A. Sayigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138820075

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Arab Oil Policies in the 1970s by Yusuf A. Sayigh Pdf

Until 1973 few people, either in the advanced, industrial countries or in the developing countries of the Third World, thought seriously on the issues and complexities involved in the production and marketing of the oil on which they relied. It was only with the sudden steep increases in oil prices that the oil industry became a matter of general discussion, and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) became a front page topic for analysis and comment. However, real understanding of the organisation and its policies did not accompany this rush of interest and much confusion has followed. In particular, the Arab exporters have received the weight of the criticism although they have only a share in the market and not a monopoly. This book attempts to instil a greater mutual understanding between oil exporters and importers, although it is not a wholesale endorsement of Arab policies, by outlining the major policy areas in this field. It looks at new policy options and their implications in exploration, marketing and pricing and at downstream operations such as the petrochemical and gas industries. In conclusion, this study identifies the wide-ranging opportunities that the new oil policies have opened up for the Arab countries, in the national, regional and international context, and assesses and clarifies the responsibilities which accompany this success. First published in 1983.

Author : Atif Kubursi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317592952

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Oil, Industrialization & Development in the Arab Gulf States (RLE Economy of Middle East) by Atif Kubursi Pdf

Were oil supplies everlasting and the demand for oil strong and continuous, economic diversification in the Gulf would be pointless. However oil reserves are finite and non-renewable and the world demand for oil from the Gulf region is simply not stable. Collectively the countries of the Gulf face the striking prospect that unless priorities and plans are set with care the gestation period of their economic development may be longer than the expected life of their hydrocarbon resources. This book examines just that threat. It considers the opportunities available to the Gulf states for accumulating sufficient productive capital in the non-oil sectors of their economy to offset the drawing down of oil reserves. The book pays particular attention to the possibilities of development through cooperation not only within the Gulf Cooperation Council but also within the larger Arab region and the Third World as a whole. It concludes with a critical review of the main challenges that these economies are facing and are likely to face in the near future with special emphasis on their major problems and failures. First published in 1984.

Author : Ragaei el Mallakh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317598190

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The Economic Development of the United Arab Emirates (RLE Economy of Middle East) by Ragaei el Mallakh Pdf

Since the early 1970s the oil producing countries of the Gulf have become a focus of intense interest worldwide. Most of this interest has centred on the oil giants, Saudi Arabia, Iran, even Iraq and Kuwait. Yet the United Arab Emirates is also among the largest producers, on a par with Kuwait, Nigeria and Libya, with reserves greater than the USA. Given its high economic growth rate, the UAE is an excellent laboratory in which to test and evaluate policies and programmes to effect rapid economic development. The international stature of the UAE far exceeds what its physical size, population and breadth of resources would seem to indicate. As a member of OPEC, the UAE has played a vital role within that body’s ‘price moderates’. With one of the world’s highest per capita incomes and with ambitious development efforts under way, the UAE, not surprisingly, has become a major market for capital and consumer goods, involving substantial foreign services, banking, business and industry. Based on more than a decade of study, on-site research and interviews with key figures, this book – which mixes the practical with the academic approach – will prove of great value to Middle Eastern and development specialists, students and to the international business and financial communities. First published in 1981.

Author : Yusif A. Sayigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0608040169

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Arab Oil Policies in the 1970s by Yusif A. Sayigh Pdf

Author : Gad G. Gilbar
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0714647349

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The Middle East Oil Decade and Beyond by Gad G. Gilbar Pdf

The sudden, huge price hikes in Middle Eastern oil in late 1973 yielded, almost overnight, an enormous flow of resources to states and societies that could not have anticipated such instant affluence. With this came unprecedented political power because of the control the oil states were able to maintain over oil production and prices until the second half of 1982. Thus, though covering barely nine years, the period may appropriately be dubbed the "Oil Decade". In this study of fundamental aspects of the oil decade, Gad G. Gilbar first examines the influence the production, export and revenues of oil exerted on domestic, regional and international relations. This is followed by an in-depth analysis of the expansion of higher education, no doubt the single most significant social change the oil decade engendered. Throughout the Arab world many new universities began opening their doors to an ever-increasing number of students, especially in the sciences and civil engineering. Significant also was the proportion of women students enrolling. Finally, the author traces how, as of the early 1970s, the official Arab boycott on goods manufactured in Israel was increasingly being circumvented, and a wide range of agricultural and industrial products were beginning to find their way to customers in Arab states.

Author : Ragaei el Mallakh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317592044

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Saudi Arabia: Rush to Development (RLE Economy of Middle East) by Ragaei el Mallakh Pdf

Saudi Arabia is one of the most controversial and least known of the Arab nations. A land of massive contrasts – between its densely populated cities and its vast expanses of desert; between the recent poverty of its villages and the massive wealth created by oil, which is drawing a labour force from most of the neighbouring countries; between the aggressive technocratic and industrial thrust forward and the strongly traditionalist Islamic basis of the ruling ideologies – it has progressed to world prominence in a matter of years after centuries of little or no change. The change is not so much a surge, or even a thrust, as a rush into the industrialized and wealthy world. This book analyzes the problems and achievements of Saudi development and provides the first detailed critique of the Third Development Plan. First published in 1982.

Author : Yūsuf ʻAbd Allāh Ṣāʼigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0801830354

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Arab Oil Policies in the 1970s by Yūsuf ʻAbd Allāh Ṣāʼigh Pdf

Author : David Nicholas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UVA:X000223944

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The Middle East by David Nicholas Pdf

Author : Ragaei el Mallakh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317592341

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Qatar (RLE Economy of Middle East) by Ragaei el Mallakh Pdf

No region in the world has seen so much development activity in the last ten years as the Gulf area. Since ‘black gold’ catapulted the oil-producing countries into the limelight of the international political and economic scene, there has been a proliferation of studies on the larger exporting states. However, many of the so-called ‘small countries’ have been neglected in this exercise. This book presents the first detailed examination of the bases and extent of economic development in Qatar and considers the need to translate the petroleum-generated growth into viable, self-sustained development. Qatar, though not one of the oil ‘giants’, was first in the field of oil development and exhibits a number of special features not shared by its Gulf neighbours: for example in pre-oil boom days it was already in advance of many other Gulf states in the field of education; it has a modest agriculture sector and there is a comparatively strong attachment to the land; and finally it has played an important role in OPEC as a member of the ‘moderate price’ camp. The individual chapters trace the development of the oil industry, outline public financing and economic policy and sketch the issues involved in industrialisation, absorptive capacity and agricultural development. Examination is made of the social and physical infrastructure as well as money and banking, and the international linkages in trade, foreign aid, economic cooperation efforts and investment opportunities are elucidated. Planners in Qatar know that their revenue base in petroleum is finite, and thus investment of present surplus needs careful planning. The book therefore also outlines current government priorities and suggests areas for future investments. First published in 1979.

Author : Hazem Beblawi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000155938

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The Arab Gulf Economy in a Turbulent Age (RLE Economy of Middle East) by Hazem Beblawi Pdf

The shock discovery of oil in the Gulf States thrust them from relative obscurity to the forefront of international finance and politics. It coincided with the breakdown of the international monetary system and the twin food and energy crisis, all of which helped to magnify the impact of the oil price increases. Yet, despite the continuing oil wealth enjoyed by the Gulf States, their economy has suffered some damaging blows in the recent past. The Iran—Iraq War has imposed a heavy burden on the Gulf countries which have contributed huge sums to Iraq. Internally, the Gulf economies have been hurt by the speculative boom generated by the unofficial stock-market in Kuwait which collapsed in the summer of 1982. This book, by an Arab economist long experienced in working in the Gulf economy, reviews the prospects for the region in the light of these external and internal problems and, drawing on the Kuwaiti example, suggests ways in which changes can be made. First published in 1984.

Author : Martin Beck,Thomas Richter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526149095

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Oil and the Political Economy in the Middle East by Martin Beck,Thomas Richter Pdf

This is the first comprehensive analysis of the Middle East political economy in response to the oil price decline in 2014. Based on a heuristic framework inspired by rentierism, the volume contains original studies on Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Author : Martin Beck,Thomas Richter
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781526149084

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Oil and the political economy in the Middle East by Martin Beck,Thomas Richter Pdf

The downhill slide in the global price of crude oil, which started mid-2014, had major repercussions across the Middle East for net oil exporters, as well as importers closely connected to the oil-producing countries from the Gulf. Following the Arab uprisings of 2010 and 2011, the oil price decline represented a second major shock for the region in the early twenty-first century – one that has continued to impose constraints, but also provided opportunities. Offering the first comprehensive analysis of the Middle Eastern political economy in response to the 2014 oil price decline, this book connects oil market dynamics with an understanding of socio-political changes. Inspired by rentierism, the contributors present original studies on Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The studies reveal a large diversity of country-specific policy adjustment strategies: from the migrant workers in the Arab Gulf, who lost out in the post-2014 period but were incapable of repelling burdensome adjustment policies, to Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon, who have never been able to fulfil the expectation that they could benefit from the 2014 oil price decline. With timely contributions on the COVID-19-induced oil price crash in 2020, this collection signifies that rentierism still prevails with regard to both empirical dynamics in the Middle East and academic discussions on its political economy.

Author : Atif A. Kubursi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 131759293X

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Oil, Industrialization & Development in the Arab Gulf States by Atif A. Kubursi Pdf

Author : Fiona Venn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112270330

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The Oil Crisis by Fiona Venn Pdf

Appendix Three: Chronology of a Month of Crisis: October 1973 -- Guide to Further Reading -- Index