A guide to the Saudi Arabian economy / John R. Presley and A. J. Westaway |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : Macmillan, 1989 |
Descrizione fisica | xviii, 233 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 330.9538 |
ISBN | 0333419723 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990003732000403321 |
London : Macmillan, 1989 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Arabian oasis city : the transformation of Unayzah / Soraya Altorki and Donald P. Cole |
Autore | ALTORKI, Soraya |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin : University of Texas press, 1989 |
Descrizione fisica | XVI, 266 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 330.9538 |
Altri autori (Persone) | COLE, Donald P. |
Collana | Modern Middle East Series |
ISBN | 0-292-78517-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-990000404360203316 |
ALTORKI, Soraya | ||
Austin : University of Texas press, 1989 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The Coming Economic Implosion of Saudi Arabia [[electronic resource] ] : A Behavioral Perspective / / by David Cowan |
Autore | Cowan David |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
Disciplina | 330.9538 |
Soggetto topico |
Middle East—Economic conditions
Political economy Economic policy Behavioral economics Welfare economics Middle Eastern and North African Economics International Political Economy Economic Policy Behavioral/Experimental Economics Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy |
ISBN | 3-319-74709-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Saudis Misbehaving? -- Part I. Economic Implosion -- Chapter 2: An Economic Revolution or Obituary? -- Chapter 3: Deconstructing the Saudi Economy? -- Chapter 4: The Saudi Welfare State -- Part II. Political Implosion -- Chapter 5: Oil Dependency and Cold War Politics -- Chapter 6: The End of Oil Power -- Chapter 7: An Islamic Political Theology -- Part III. Religious Implosion -- Chapter 8: Religious Implosion -- Chapter 9: Saudi Fideism I -- Chapter 10: Saudi Fideism II -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Chapter 11: Theocracy and Secularization -- Chapter 12: An Islamic Behavioural Perspective. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299364103321 |
Cowan David | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic development in Saudi Arabia / / Rodney Wilson ; with Abdullah Al-Salamah, Monica Malik and Ahmed Al-Rajhi |
Autore | Wilson Rodney |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.9538 |
Collana | Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series |
Soggetto topico | Globalization - Economic aspects - Saudi Arabia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-71177-X
0-203-03757-X 1-136-13274-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Economic Development in Saudi Arabia; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Development optimism; The challenges of globalisation; Explaining development; 2 Which development paradigm?; Historical perspectives on market development; The goal of self sustaining growth; The absence of feudalism; Emergent capitalism; Income distribution and development; The role of the state; 3 Government economic policy; Economic planning; From planning office to ministry; Reorganisation of economic management; The Seventh Five-Year Plan
Lack of coordinated planningMacroeconomic priorities; The burden of indebtedness; Fiscal choices; Government funding and foreign investment; Economic dualism; 4 Oil, gas and petrochemicals; The development of the oil industry; Saudi Arabia's role in OPEC; Oil production; Oil pricing; Oil reserves, oil depletion and the future oil market; Contribution of oil to national economic development; Gas development; The petrochemical industry; 5 The banking sector and financial markets; Early banking history; The development of commercial banking; Coexistence of conventional and Islamic finance Competition for bank deposits and lendingCorporate finance and investment banking; The stock market; Managed funds; Finance and development; 6 International trade and GCC economic relations; The economic rationale for Saudi Arabian trade; Regional implicational of international trade; Analysis of exports and import trends and assessment of stability; Trade surpluses and payments deficits; The trading partners of Saudi Arabia; The GCC and regional trade; The GCC single market; WTO accession; 7 Employment issues; The demographic transition; Unemployment; Labour market trends Structure of employmentThe employment and replacement of expatriate labour; Education and training issues; Women in the workforce; 8 Employment conditions in SABIC; Industrialisation and job creation; The survey; Profile of the respondents; Training; Salaries; Promotion opportunities; Management decisions and labour relations; Working arrangements and time management; Conclusion; 9 The role of the private sector; The relationship between the private sector and the state; Ability of the private sector to initiate development; The efficiency of the private sector Problems of management capabilityPerceptions of the business environment and legal system; Views of the governments role in business; Shortcomings of the financial system; The inadequacy of the infrastructure; Excessive bureaucracy and regulation; Conclusion; 10 The electricity industry; Introduction; Restructuring of the electricity industry; Uncertainty in restructuring; Competition in production and monopoly in delivery; Functional transformation of the electricity industry; International experiences of reforming the electricity industry The Saudi Arabian electricity industry: regulatory and organisational development |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461786203321 |
Wilson Rodney | ||
London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic development in Saudi Arabia / / Rodney Wilson ; with Abdullah Al-Salamah, Monica Malik and Ahmed Al-Rajhi |
Autore | Wilson Rodney |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.9538 |
Collana | Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series |
Soggetto topico | Globalization - Economic aspects - Saudi Arabia |
ISBN |
1-136-13282-1
1-283-71177-X 0-203-03757-X 1-136-13274-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Economic Development in Saudi Arabia; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Development optimism; The challenges of globalisation; Explaining development; 2 Which development paradigm?; Historical perspectives on market development; The goal of self sustaining growth; The absence of feudalism; Emergent capitalism; Income distribution and development; The role of the state; 3 Government economic policy; Economic planning; From planning office to ministry; Reorganisation of economic management; The Seventh Five-Year Plan
Lack of coordinated planningMacroeconomic priorities; The burden of indebtedness; Fiscal choices; Government funding and foreign investment; Economic dualism; 4 Oil, gas and petrochemicals; The development of the oil industry; Saudi Arabia's role in OPEC; Oil production; Oil pricing; Oil reserves, oil depletion and the future oil market; Contribution of oil to national economic development; Gas development; The petrochemical industry; 5 The banking sector and financial markets; Early banking history; The development of commercial banking; Coexistence of conventional and Islamic finance Competition for bank deposits and lendingCorporate finance and investment banking; The stock market; Managed funds; Finance and development; 6 International trade and GCC economic relations; The economic rationale for Saudi Arabian trade; Regional implicational of international trade; Analysis of exports and import trends and assessment of stability; Trade surpluses and payments deficits; The trading partners of Saudi Arabia; The GCC and regional trade; The GCC single market; WTO accession; 7 Employment issues; The demographic transition; Unemployment; Labour market trends Structure of employmentThe employment and replacement of expatriate labour; Education and training issues; Women in the workforce; 8 Employment conditions in SABIC; Industrialisation and job creation; The survey; Profile of the respondents; Training; Salaries; Promotion opportunities; Management decisions and labour relations; Working arrangements and time management; Conclusion; 9 The role of the private sector; The relationship between the private sector and the state; Ability of the private sector to initiate development; The efficiency of the private sector Problems of management capabilityPerceptions of the business environment and legal system; Views of the governments role in business; Shortcomings of the financial system; The inadequacy of the infrastructure; Excessive bureaucracy and regulation; Conclusion; 10 The electricity industry; Introduction; Restructuring of the electricity industry; Uncertainty in restructuring; Competition in production and monopoly in delivery; Functional transformation of the electricity industry; International experiences of reforming the electricity industry The Saudi Arabian electricity industry: regulatory and organisational development |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785941303321 |
Wilson Rodney | ||
London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic development in Saudi Arabia / / Rodney Wilson ; with Abdullah Al-Salamah, Monica Malik and Ahmed Al-Rajhi |
Autore | Wilson Rodney |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.9538 |
Collana | Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series |
Soggetto topico | Globalization - Economic aspects - Saudi Arabia |
ISBN |
1-136-13282-1
1-283-71177-X 0-203-03757-X 1-136-13274-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Economic Development in Saudi Arabia; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Development optimism; The challenges of globalisation; Explaining development; 2 Which development paradigm?; Historical perspectives on market development; The goal of self sustaining growth; The absence of feudalism; Emergent capitalism; Income distribution and development; The role of the state; 3 Government economic policy; Economic planning; From planning office to ministry; Reorganisation of economic management; The Seventh Five-Year Plan
Lack of coordinated planningMacroeconomic priorities; The burden of indebtedness; Fiscal choices; Government funding and foreign investment; Economic dualism; 4 Oil, gas and petrochemicals; The development of the oil industry; Saudi Arabia's role in OPEC; Oil production; Oil pricing; Oil reserves, oil depletion and the future oil market; Contribution of oil to national economic development; Gas development; The petrochemical industry; 5 The banking sector and financial markets; Early banking history; The development of commercial banking; Coexistence of conventional and Islamic finance Competition for bank deposits and lendingCorporate finance and investment banking; The stock market; Managed funds; Finance and development; 6 International trade and GCC economic relations; The economic rationale for Saudi Arabian trade; Regional implicational of international trade; Analysis of exports and import trends and assessment of stability; Trade surpluses and payments deficits; The trading partners of Saudi Arabia; The GCC and regional trade; The GCC single market; WTO accession; 7 Employment issues; The demographic transition; Unemployment; Labour market trends Structure of employmentThe employment and replacement of expatriate labour; Education and training issues; Women in the workforce; 8 Employment conditions in SABIC; Industrialisation and job creation; The survey; Profile of the respondents; Training; Salaries; Promotion opportunities; Management decisions and labour relations; Working arrangements and time management; Conclusion; 9 The role of the private sector; The relationship between the private sector and the state; Ability of the private sector to initiate development; The efficiency of the private sector Problems of management capabilityPerceptions of the business environment and legal system; Views of the governments role in business; Shortcomings of the financial system; The inadequacy of the infrastructure; Excessive bureaucracy and regulation; Conclusion; 10 The electricity industry; Introduction; Restructuring of the electricity industry; Uncertainty in restructuring; Competition in production and monopoly in delivery; Functional transformation of the electricity industry; International experiences of reforming the electricity industry The Saudi Arabian electricity industry: regulatory and organisational development |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799907703321 |
Wilson Rodney | ||
London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic development in Saudi Arabia / / Rodney Wilson ; with Abdullah Al-Salamah, Monica Malik and Ahmed Al-Rajhi |
Autore | Wilson Rodney |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.9538 |
Collana | Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series |
Soggetto topico | Globalization - Economic aspects - Saudi Arabia |
ISBN |
1-136-13282-1
1-283-71177-X 0-203-03757-X 1-136-13274-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Economic Development in Saudi Arabia; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Development optimism; The challenges of globalisation; Explaining development; 2 Which development paradigm?; Historical perspectives on market development; The goal of self sustaining growth; The absence of feudalism; Emergent capitalism; Income distribution and development; The role of the state; 3 Government economic policy; Economic planning; From planning office to ministry; Reorganisation of economic management; The Seventh Five-Year Plan
Lack of coordinated planningMacroeconomic priorities; The burden of indebtedness; Fiscal choices; Government funding and foreign investment; Economic dualism; 4 Oil, gas and petrochemicals; The development of the oil industry; Saudi Arabia's role in OPEC; Oil production; Oil pricing; Oil reserves, oil depletion and the future oil market; Contribution of oil to national economic development; Gas development; The petrochemical industry; 5 The banking sector and financial markets; Early banking history; The development of commercial banking; Coexistence of conventional and Islamic finance Competition for bank deposits and lendingCorporate finance and investment banking; The stock market; Managed funds; Finance and development; 6 International trade and GCC economic relations; The economic rationale for Saudi Arabian trade; Regional implicational of international trade; Analysis of exports and import trends and assessment of stability; Trade surpluses and payments deficits; The trading partners of Saudi Arabia; The GCC and regional trade; The GCC single market; WTO accession; 7 Employment issues; The demographic transition; Unemployment; Labour market trends Structure of employmentThe employment and replacement of expatriate labour; Education and training issues; Women in the workforce; 8 Employment conditions in SABIC; Industrialisation and job creation; The survey; Profile of the respondents; Training; Salaries; Promotion opportunities; Management decisions and labour relations; Working arrangements and time management; Conclusion; 9 The role of the private sector; The relationship between the private sector and the state; Ability of the private sector to initiate development; The efficiency of the private sector Problems of management capabilityPerceptions of the business environment and legal system; Views of the governments role in business; Shortcomings of the financial system; The inadequacy of the infrastructure; Excessive bureaucracy and regulation; Conclusion; 10 The electricity industry; Introduction; Restructuring of the electricity industry; Uncertainty in restructuring; Competition in production and monopoly in delivery; Functional transformation of the electricity industry; International experiences of reforming the electricity industry The Saudi Arabian electricity industry: regulatory and organisational development |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818647703321 |
Wilson Rodney | ||
London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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