Saudi Arabia: Rush to Development (RLE Economy of Middle East)

Saudi Arabia: Rush to Development (RLE Economy of Middle East)
Author: Ragaei el Mallakh
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317592042
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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.

Advances in Petrochemicals

Advances in Petrochemicals
Author: Vivek Patel
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9535121766
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The petrochemical industry is an important area in our pursuits for economic growth, employment generation, and basic needs. It is a huge field that encompasses many commercial petrochemical and polymer-enabled products. The book is designed to help the reader, particularly students and researchers of petroleum science and engineering, to understand synthesis, processing, mechanics, and simulation of the petroleum processes. The selection of topics addressed and the examples, tables, and graphs used to illustrate them are governed, to a large extent, by the fact that this book is aimed primarily at petroleum science and engineering technologists. Undoubtedly, this book contains must read materials for students, engineers, and researchers working in the area of petrochemicals and petroleum and provides valuable insights into the related synthesis, processing, mechanisms, and simulation. This book is concise, self-explanatory, informative, and cost-effective.

The Report

The Report
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Publisher: Oxford Business Group
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2012
Genre: Saudi Arabia
ISBN: 1907065318
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The Saudi Arabian Economy

The Saudi Arabian Economy
Author: Mohamed A Ramady
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2005-12-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0387249354
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In this unique text, Mohamed Ramady develops a framework for studying fundamental challenges to the modern Saudi Arabian economy. Public and private sector topics include: - The hydrocarbon and minerals sector, including a new model of mining privatization and cooperation - The impact of small and medium sized businesses - The evolving role of "family" businesses - The growing role of women in the Saudi economy - Shifting trade patterns - The Saudi "offset" technology transfer program The author offers an analysis of key challenges facing the Saudi economy, including the potential costs and benefits of privatization, globalization, and eventual membership in the WTO. Employment, education, economic and social stability, and Saudi Arabia’s place in the Gulf Cooperation Council are offered as keys to the consensus building needed to ensure the Kingdom’s healthy economic future. Mohamed Ramady teaches in the Department of Finance and Economics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.