03285nam 2200637 450 991081409070332120230808212243.090-04-27773-010.1163/9789004277731(CKB)3710000000484925(EBL)4007428(SSID)ssj0001555814(PQKBManifestationID)16182150(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001555814(PQKBWorkID)14790184(PQKB)10795444(MiAaPQ)EBC4007428(nllekb)BRILL9789004277731(EXLCZ)99371000000048492520151112h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOil and security policies Saudi Arabia, 1950-2012 /by Islam Y. QasemLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill,2016.©20161 online resource (179 p.)International Comparative Social Studies,1568-4474 ;Volume 32Description based upon print version of record.90-04-27774-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material /Islam Y. Qasem --Introduction /Islam Y. Qasem --Rentier Theory and Saudi Arabia /Islam Y. Qasem --Neo-Rentier Theory /Islam Y. Qasem --The Pre-Boom (1950–1970) /Islam Y. Qasem --The First Boom (1970–1985) /Islam Y. Qasem --The Bust (1985–2000) /Islam Y. Qasem --The Second Boom (2000–2012) /Islam Y. Qasem --Conclusion /Islam Y. Qasem --Bibliography /Islam Y. Qasem --Index /Islam Y. Qasem.With one quarter of proven oil reserves and the largest oil production in the world, Saudi Arabia has been at the center of world politics. Its vast oil resources have been utilized in various ways to maximize internal and external security. While oil revenue allowed the Saudi state to buy off legitimacy at home and abroad, the Saudi state exploited oil supply to either forge alliances with or pressure consuming and producing countries. By providing an insightful account of how oil resources shaped Saudi security policies since the mid-twentieth century, Islam Y. Qasem offers a timely contribution to the study of oil politics and the interrelationship between economic interdependence and security.International comparative social studies ;Volume 32.Petroleum industry and tradePolitical aspectsSaudi ArabiaEnergy consumptionPolitical aspectsSaudi ArabiaInternal securitySaudi ArabiaNational securitySaudi ArabiaSecurity, InternationalSaudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaForeign relationsPetroleum industry and tradePolitical aspectsEnergy consumptionPolitical aspectsInternal securityNational securitySecurity, International338.2/72820953809045Qasem Islam Y.1717962MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814090703321Oil and security policies4114611UNINA