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Economic development in Saudi Arabia / / Rodney Wilson ; with Abdullah Al-Salamah, Monica Malik and Ahmed Al-Rajhi
| 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
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| 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
| 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 |
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Wilson Rodney
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| 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
| 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 |
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Wilson Rodney
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| London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Foreign policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia : economics and diplomacy in the Middle East / / Robert Mason
| Foreign policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia : economics and diplomacy in the Middle East / / Robert Mason |
| Autore | Mason Robert <1979-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.5 |
| Collana | Library of Modern Middle East Studies |
| Soggetto topico | International economics |
| ISBN |
9781788314435
1788314433 9780755608515 0755608518 9780857725202 0857725203 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- 1. A conceptual framework -- 2. The shaping factors of regional insecurity and conflict in the formulation of contemporary Saudi and Iranian foreign policy -- 3. Saudi foreign policy: Oil, Wahabism and 'Riyal Politik' -- 4. Iranian foreign policy: The politics of civilization, security and economy -- 5. The triangulation of US foreign policy towards the Middle East -- 6. Conclusions: Economic factors in Middle East foreign policies -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154924003321 |
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Mason Robert <1979->
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| London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The price of wealth : economies and institutions in the Middle East / / Kiren Aziz Chaudhry
| The price of wealth : economies and institutions in the Middle East / / Kiren Aziz Chaudhry |
| Autore | Chaudhry Kiren Aziz |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.953 |
| Collana | Cornell studies in political economy |
| Soggetto topico | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-5017-0033-2
1-5017-0034-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary of Saudi Archival Documents -- 1. Oil and Labor Exporters in the International Economy -- I. Institutional Origins in Isolation -- 2. The National Market Unified -- 3. Taxation and Economic Fragmentation -- II. The Boom -- 4. The Business of the Bureaucracy -- 5. Migrants and Magnates -- 6. Informal and Formal Banking -- III. The Bust -- 7. Beyond the Paradox of Autonomy -- 8. Worlds within the Third World -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461753803321 |
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Chaudhry Kiren Aziz
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| Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The price of wealth : economies and institutions in the Middle East / / Kiren Aziz Chaudhry
| The price of wealth : economies and institutions in the Middle East / / Kiren Aziz Chaudhry |
| Autore | Chaudhry Kiren Aziz |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.953 |
| Collana | Cornell studies in political economy |
| Soggetto topico | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy |
| ISBN |
1-5017-0033-2
1-5017-0034-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary of Saudi Archival Documents -- 1. Oil and Labor Exporters in the International Economy -- I. Institutional Origins in Isolation -- 2. The National Market Unified -- 3. Taxation and Economic Fragmentation -- II. The Boom -- 4. The Business of the Bureaucracy -- 5. Migrants and Magnates -- 6. Informal and Formal Banking -- III. The Bust -- 7. Beyond the Paradox of Autonomy -- 8. Worlds within the Third World -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797422203321 |
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Chaudhry Kiren Aziz
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| Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The price of wealth : economies and institutions in the Middle East / / Kiren Aziz Chaudhry
| The price of wealth : economies and institutions in the Middle East / / Kiren Aziz Chaudhry |
| Autore | Chaudhry Kiren Aziz |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.953 |
| Collana | Cornell studies in political economy |
| Soggetto topico | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy |
| ISBN |
1-5017-0033-2
1-5017-0034-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary of Saudi Archival Documents -- 1. Oil and Labor Exporters in the International Economy -- I. Institutional Origins in Isolation -- 2. The National Market Unified -- 3. Taxation and Economic Fragmentation -- II. The Boom -- 4. The Business of the Bureaucracy -- 5. Migrants and Magnates -- 6. Informal and Formal Banking -- III. The Bust -- 7. Beyond the Paradox of Autonomy -- 8. Worlds within the Third World -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828708103321 |
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Chaudhry Kiren Aziz
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| Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Princes, brokers, and bureaucrats [[electronic resource] ] : oil and the state in Saudi Arabia / / Steffen Hertog
| Princes, brokers, and bureaucrats [[electronic resource] ] : oil and the state in Saudi Arabia / / Steffen Hertog |
| Autore | Hertog Steffen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9538/05 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Government policy - Saudi Arabia
Economic development - Political aspects - Saudi Arabia Bureaucracy - Saudi Arabia Patron and client - Saudi Arabia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8014-7751-4
0-8014-5877-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Dramatis Personae -- Introduction -- 1. Unpacking the Saudi State -- Part I: Oil and History -- 2. Oil Fiefdoms in Flux: The New Saudi State in the 1950's -- 3. The Emerging Bureaucratic Order under Faisal -- 4. The 1970's Boom -- Part II: Policy-Making in Segmented Clientelism -- 5. The Foreign Investment Act -- 6. Eluding the "Saudization" of Labor Markets -- 7. The Fragmented Domestic Negotiations over WTO Adaptation -- 8. Comparing the Case Studies, Comparing Saudi Arabia -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459771903321 |
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Hertog Steffen
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| Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Princes, brokers, and bureaucrats [[electronic resource] ] : oil and the state in Saudi Arabia / / Steffen Hertog
| Princes, brokers, and bureaucrats [[electronic resource] ] : oil and the state in Saudi Arabia / / Steffen Hertog |
| Autore | Hertog Steffen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9538/05 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Government policy - Saudi Arabia
Economic development - Political aspects - Saudi Arabia Bureaucracy - Saudi Arabia Patron and client - Saudi Arabia |
| ISBN |
0-8014-7751-4
0-8014-5877-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Dramatis Personae -- Introduction -- 1. Unpacking the Saudi State -- Part I: Oil and History -- 2. Oil Fiefdoms in Flux: The New Saudi State in the 1950's -- 3. The Emerging Bureaucratic Order under Faisal -- 4. The 1970's Boom -- Part II: Policy-Making in Segmented Clientelism -- 5. The Foreign Investment Act -- 6. Eluding the "Saudization" of Labor Markets -- 7. The Fragmented Domestic Negotiations over WTO Adaptation -- 8. Comparing the Case Studies, Comparing Saudi Arabia -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789849503321 |
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Hertog Steffen
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| Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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