1st Edition

Modernity and Tradition The Saudi Equation

By Fouad Al-Farsy Copyright 1990
    370 Pages
    by Routledge

    370 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1990. A country’s development does not take place in a vacuum and it was therefore essential in this earlier work that the main subject (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s development) should be set into an historical, political and social context. The original edition includes a summary of this background information, starting with the Kingdom’s geographical location and proceeding with a brief account of its history, its political importance and its role in the world economy. Within this context, is described the development and progress of what the Kingdom had achieved, outlining the country’s governmental structure, its administrative divisions, its available investment potential, its prevailing legal and commercial regulations, and its future plans and ambitions. This new book, which has been structured to encompass all aspects of the Kingdom’s development, contains the latest statistical data on the Kingdom’s progress, together with the newly revised background information of the former book. Thus each of the books complements the other, for each records the relevant information at a particular stage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s continuing developmental process.

    Introduction Chapter 1 The geography of the Kingdom Chapter 2 Historical and cultural background Chapter 3 Islam, the faith on which the Kingdom is founded Chapter 4 The judicial system Chapter 5 The political system Chapter 6 Description and organizational structure of the Kingdom’s ministries Chapter 7 Description of major Government Agencies Chapter 8 Saudi Arabia and Petroleum Chapter 9 The economy Chapter 10 Planning Chapter 11 Industrial development Chapter 12 Agricultural development Chapter 13 Population and manpower resources of the Kingdom Chapter 14 Infrastructure Chapter 15 Social development Chapter 16 Education Chapter 17 Health Chapter 18 Foreign relations Chapter 19 Saudi Arabian aid to the developing world

    Biography

    Fouad Al-Farsy