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The political economy of Saudi Arabia
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ISBN: 9780415428422 0415428424 9780415428439 0415428432 9780203946190 0203946197 1134088949 1281062847 9786611062842 9781134088898 9781134088935 9781134088942 Year: 2007 Publisher: London: Routledge,

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With Saudi Arabia being of immense importance both politically and economically in the Middle East, this book provides a much needed, broad ranging survey of the development of the Saudi economy from the 1960s to the present day. Written by a highly reputable author, the book includes an analysis of how political and social factors have shaped policy, and how the Saudi state is coping with the dynamics of a rapidly changing economic and political situation.


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Asia-Gulf economic relations in the 21st century : the local to global transformation
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ISBN: 3940924113 9783940924117 9783940924100 3940924105 3940924105 9783940924100 3940924792 Year: 2013 Publisher: Berlin, Germany : Gerlach Press,

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Asia constitutes the hub of the transformation of global economic power today. The Gulf, itself part of Asia, is of increasing importance in this transformation. This book documents the growing interactions between the economies of the Gulf states and those of the rest of Asia. These relationships are critical to how the world economy develops over the next decade, and how economic (and perhaps strategic) power is distributed._x000B__x000B_This volume assembles cutting-edge thinking by 16 specialists on a wide variety of topics covering Arab Gulf relations with China, Japan, ASEAN, Korea and I.

Economic development in Saudi Arabia
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ISBN: 0700717293 020303757X 1136132740 128371177X 1138362115 9781136132742 9780203037577 9780700717293 9781136132827 9781136132902 1136132821 Year: 2004 Volume: 1 Publisher: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon,

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The changing political situation in the Middle East poses challenges for the economies of the region, and some see none more vulnerable to collapse than Saudi Arabia's. Yet as this study demonstrates, the fundamentals of the Kingdom's economy are relatively robust, as over three quarters of GDP is accounted for by the non-oil sector, and impressive modern industries have been established, notably in petrochemicals. The financial system functions well, and despite substantial government debts, there is low inflation and currency stability. The private sector increasingly drives the economy, alt

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