1st Edition

Oil, Industrialization and Development in the Arab Gulf States

By Atif Kubursi Copyright 1984
158 Pages
by Routledge

158 Pages
by Routledge

158 Pages
by Routledge

Were oil supplies everlasting and the demand for oil strong and continuous, economic diversification in the Gulf would be pointless. However oil reserves are finite and non-renewable and the world demand for oil from the Gulf region is simply not stable. Collectively the countries of the Gulf face the striking prospect that unless priorities and plans are set with care the gestation period of... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Economies of the GCC Region: The Macro Perspective  3. Oil and Gas  4. The Non-oil Sectors: The Quest for Diversification  5. Agricultural Development in the GCC Region: Is It Possible?  6. Industrialization: Prospects and Problems  7. Conclusion

Biography

Atif Kubursi