Download or read book Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era RLE Saudi Arabia written by Mordechai Abir and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saudi Arabia has undergone a rapid social and economic transformation. When Ibn Saud declared the nation a unified kingdom in 1932, the majority of its population was nomadic and lived in a state of poverty or semi-poverty. Now the processes of modernisation, financed by the exploitation of the country’s vast oil reserves, have produced a prosperous and predominantly urban population. However, this social change has not been without its tensions; the emergence of a rising middle class has called into question the monopoly of power of the House of Saud, its involvement in the kingdom’s economy and its oil and foreign policy, while the rapid urbanisation of the rural population has eroded the traditional social structures and has not solved, but in some cases promoted, social division. This book, first published in 1988, explores the recent history of the Saudi oil state in an analysis of the struggle for social and political power in modern Saudi Arabia.
Download or read book Syria and Saudi Arabia written by Sonoko Sunayama and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2007-06-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Syrian-Saudi relations have been a paradox in inter-Arab politics during the oil era. Commentators and analysts have questioned why the two states pursued mutually conflicting aims in almost every major regional or international foreign policy issue and often propagated contrasting ideological banners over the past thirty years; while both acting as though some form of an alignment existed between them? Here, Sonoko Sunayama explores the logic behind the paradoxical longevity of this cooperative relationship and argues that what ultimately makes Saudis and Syrians so indispensable to each other is the perception and the historical appeal of 'shared identities', be they Arabism or Islam.
Download or read book Saudi Arabia RLE Saudi Arabia written by Middle East Research Institute and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The MERI Reports on the Middle East quickly established themselves as the most authoritative and up-to-date information on the state of affairs in the region. This study, focusing on Saudi Arabia was fist published in 1985, provides vital analysis of the political and economic issues affecting the country. It combines a crisp and incisive survey of the politics and economy of the country, as well as providing statistical material on all the key data of the political economy. 1. Background 2. Political Analysis 3. Economic Analysis 4. Saudi Arabian Statistical Appendix
Download or read book State Society and Economy in Saudi Arabia RLE Saudi Arabia written by Tim Niblock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saudi Arabia is one of the most important countries in the modern world. Not only does it possess some 25 per cent of the world’s proven oil reserves, it also plays a crucial role in the wider Gulf region where over 50 per cent of proven reserves are located. Developments in Saudi Arabia will inevitably affect the economic well-being of the Western industrialised world, Japan and much of the Third World. At the same time, Saudi Arabia is ruled in a traditional way by an all-powerful king and royal family, and is one of the key countries of Islam, the Holy City of Mecca being within the country’s boundaries. The inroad of modern Western forces into this traditional Islamic society is underlined by the fact that may key posts are filled with imported Western workers. This book, first published in 1982, containing contributions by the world’s leading Middle Eastern experts, provides a comprehensive overview of important social, political and economic developments in Saudi Arabia. The opening chapters consider the formation of the Saudi State, and the bulk of the book surveys key themes such as political opposition, the oil industry, energy policy, banking, external relations and the future direction of development.
Download or read book Saudi Arabia Rush to Development RLE Economy of Middle East written by Ragaei el Mallakh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Oil Industrialization Development in the Arab Gulf States RLE Economy of Middle East written by Atif Kubursi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 their economic development may be longer than the expected life of their hydrocarbon resources. This book examines just that threat. It considers the opportunities available to the Gulf states for accumulating sufficient productive capital in the non-oil sectors of their economy to offset the drawing down of oil reserves. The book pays particular attention to the possibilities of development through cooperation not only within the Gulf Cooperation Council but also within the larger Arab region and the Third World as a whole. It concludes with a critical review of the main challenges that these economies are facing and are likely to face in the near future with special emphasis on their major problems and failures. First published in 1984.
Download or read book Saudi Inc The Arabian Kingdom s Pursuit of Profit and Power written by Ellen R. Wald and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the most profitable company in the world, Saudi Aramco, and the story behind the family that ruthlessly maneuvered to control this multi-trillion dollar enterprise. The Saudi royal family and Aramco leadership are, and almost always have been, motivated by ambitions of long-term strength and profit. They use Islamic law, traditional ideology, and harsh justice to maintain stability and their own power, but underneath the thobes and abayas and behind the religious fanaticism and illiberalism lies a most sophisticated and ruthless business enterprise. Today, that corporation is poised to pull off the biggest IPO in history. Over more than a century, fed by ambition and oil wealth, al Saud, as the royal family is known, has come from next to nothing to rule as absolute monarchs, a contrast with the world around them and modernity itself. The story starts with Saudi Arabia's founder, Abdul Aziz, a lowly refugee embarking on a daring gambit to reconquer his family's ancestral home?the mud-walled city of Riyadh. It takes readers almost to present day, when the multinational family business has made al Saud the wealthiest family in the world and on the cusp of a new transformation. Now al Saud and its family business, Aramco, are embarking on their most ambitious move: taking the company public and preparing the country for the next generation.
Download or read book Saudi Arabia s Oil Policy written by William B. Quandt and published by Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institutiion. This book was released on 1982 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Saudi Arabia in the Balance written by Paul Aarts and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saudi Arabia in the Balance brings together today’s leading scholars in the field to investigate the domestic, regional, and international affairs of a Kingdom whose policies have so far eluded the outside world. With the passing of King Fahd and the installation of King Abdullah, a contemporary understanding of Saudi Arabia is essential as the Kingdom enters a new era of leadership and particularly when many Saudis themselves are increasingly debating, and actively shaping, the future direction of domestic and foreign affairs. Each of the essays, framed in the aftermath of 9/11 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, offers a systematic perspective into the country’s political and economic realities as well as the tension between its regional and global roles. Important topics covered include U.S. and Saudi relations; Saudi oil policy; the Islamist threat to the monarchy regime; educational opportunities; the domestic rise of liberal opposition; economic reform; the role of the royal family; and the country's foreign relations in a changing international world. Contributors: Paul Aarts, Madawi Al-Rasheed, Rachel Bronson, Iris Glosemeyer, Steffen Hertog, Yossi Kostiner, Stéphane Lacroix, Giacomo Luciani, Monica Malik, Roel Meijer, Tim Niblock, Gerd Nonneman, Michaela Prokop, Abdulaziz Sager, Guido Steinberg
Download or read book The Future of Saudi Arabian Oil Production written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era RLE Saudi Arabia written by Mordechai Abir and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saudi Arabia has undergone a rapid social and economic transformation. When Ibn Saud declared the nation a unified kingdom in 1932, the majority of its population was nomadic and lived in a state of poverty or semi-poverty. Now the processes of modernisation, financed by the exploitation of the country’s vast oil reserves, have produced a prosperous and predominantly urban population. However, this social change has not been without its tensions; the emergence of a rising middle class has called into question the monopoly of power of the House of Saud, its involvement in the kingdom’s economy and its oil and foreign policy, while the rapid urbanisation of the rural population has eroded the traditional social structures and has not solved, but in some cases promoted, social division. This book, first published in 1988, explores the recent history of the Saudi oil state in an analysis of the struggle for social and political power in modern Saudi Arabia.
Download or read book The Saudi Arabian Economy written by Mohamed A Ramady and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-05 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Access to Oil written by Fern R. Gold and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond the Oil Era written by M. R. Khawlie and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1990 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work surveys the non-oil mineral resources in the Arab world and investigates the role these resources might play in the complex development process that will shape Arab countries as oil revenues begin to decline. It emphasizes the necessity for regional co-operation and for the Arab world to follow the lead of Western Europe's 1992. Finally, the author presents three scenarios for the future.
Download or read book Life After Oil written by Mirza H. Alqassab and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gulf Arab states became rich by accident. Their golden ticket was oil, which has become the lifeblood of their social and economic systems. But they are prone to become a ‘vanishing Eden’, if the oil curse endures further and economic transformation remains a mirage. LIFE AFTER OIL highlights the economic vulnerability of the Gulf states after the oil party ends. The region depends heavily on imports financed by petrodollars. So, when demand for oil sinks and prices plummet, or when oil and gas reserves ultimately vanish, their survival will be extremely challenged. LIFE AFTER OIL raises the alarm to the impending survival challenges to face the burgeoning Gulf societies in the post-oil era, and tackles the ultimate question: what will the future look like?
Download or read book House Of Saud Saudi Arabia s Royal Dynasty written by A. J. KINGSTON and published by A.J. Kingston. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Epic Tale of the House of Saud in One Captivating Bundle! Are you ready to embark on an extraordinary journey through the rich tapestry of Saudi Arabia's history, power, and transformation? Look no further than the "House of Saud: Saudi Arabia's Royal Dynasty - Thrones, Oil, and Vision 2030" bundle. This immersive collection of four meticulously researched books will transport you into the heart of one of the world's most enigmatic kingdoms. Book 1 - The Rise of the House of Saud: From Desert Chieftains to Saudi Monarchs (1700s-1900s) Uncover the nomadic origins of the House of Saud, tracing their remarkable ascent from humble beginnings to the establishment of the First Saudi State. Witness how Bedouin traditions and tribal alliances laid the foundation for their rise to power. Book 2 - Oil, Power, and Influence: House of Saud in the 20th Century (1900s-2000s) Explore the seismic impact of oil discovery on Saudi Arabia and the global stage. Follow the House of Saud's journey as they wielded the power of black gold, shaping geopolitics and economics in the 20th century. Book 3 - Modernization and Tradition: House of Saud's Vision 2030 (2000s-Present) Step into the 21st century and witness Saudi Arabia at a crossroads. Vision 2030, an audacious plan, seeks to usher in a new era of diversification and societal change. But can tradition and modernity coexist? Book 4 - Dissidence and the House of Saud: A History of Opposition (20th-21st Century) Delve into the voices of dissent that have challenged the House of Saud throughout history. From religious scholars to women's rights activists, this is a narrative of resilience and resistance. Why You Need this Bundle: · Comprehensive Exploration: This bundle offers an unparalleled exploration of the House of Saud, spanning centuries and covering every facet of their remarkable journey. · Insightful Analysis: Each book is meticulously researched, providing you with deep insights into the history, politics, and culture of Saudi Arabia. · Timely Relevance: With Saudi Arabia playing a pivotal role in the Middle East and on the global stage, understanding its past and present is more crucial than ever. · Engaging Narrative: These books are not just historical accounts; they are captivating narratives that bring the complexities of Saudi Arabia's story to life. · Uncover Hidden Stories: From the sands of the Arabian Desert to the corridors of power, you'll discover hidden stories and untold truths that will forever change your perspective. Don't miss your chance to own the complete "House of Saud: Saudi Arabia's Royal Dynasty - Thrones, Oil, and Vision 2030" bundle. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a student of geopolitics, or simply someone with a thirst for knowledge, this collection promises an unforgettable journey into the heart of Saudi Arabia's captivating past and uncertain future. Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of intrigue, ambition, and transformation. Purchase the bundle today and embark on an adventure that will forever change the way you see Saudi Arabia and its illustrious House of Saud!
Download or read book Salman s Legacy written by Madawi Al-Rasheed and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Salman of Saudi Arabia began his rule in 2015 confronted with a series of unprecedented challenges. The dilemmas he has faced are new and significant, from leadership shuffles and falling oil prices to regional and international upheaval. Salman's Legacy interrogates this era and assesses its multiple social, political, regional and international challenges. Whether Salman's policies have saved the kingdom from serious upheaval is yet to be seen, but no doubt a new kingdom is emerging. This book offers historical and contemporary insights into the various problems that persist in haunting the Saudi state. Madawi Al-Rasheed brings together well-established historians and social scientists with deep knowledge of Saudi Arabia--its history, culture and contemporary politics--to reflect on Salman's kingdom. They trace both policy continuities and recent ruptures that have perplexed observers of Saudi Arabia. This lucid and nuanced analysis invites serious reflection on the Saudi leadership's capacity to withstand the recent challenges, especially those that came with the Arab uprisings. At stake is the future of a country that remains vital to regional stability, international security, and the global economy.
