Economic development in the Middle East / Rodney Wilson.
Economic development in the Middle East / Rodney Wilson.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
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1 online resource (229 p.)
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; INTRODUCTION; Geographical coverage; The period under review; Issues and themes; Style and readership; MODELS OF MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; The stages of economic growth in the Middle East; The theory of dependency and the 'flying geese' metaphor;...
Investment in transport and infrastructureThe state of land and agriculture; Industrialisation and development; Trade's contribution to the economy; Economic structure and development; Leading sectors and unbalanced growth; Modernisation and structural transformation; POPULATION GROWTH AND EMPLOYMEN...
Social costs and benefits of migration for the host countryCAPITAL MARKETS, SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT; Domestic savings ratios; Financial intermediation and development; Investment and the development process; Currency standards and exchange; Money and investment; The economic impact of banking develop...
The position of Islamic economistsThe methodology of western and Islamic economics; Sources of Islamic economic philosophy; Islamic views on trade and commercial activity; Just rewards in an Islamic economy; Incentives and aspirations in Muslim society; The prohibition of riba; Charity versus lendin...
Limit pricing with OPEC as the residual supplierOptimal depletion and time preferences; Predicted and actual oil prices; Spot, future and options oil pricing; Oil products and refining; Downstream diversification into petrochemicals; Oil and development; INTERNATIONAL AND INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE; Trade...
THE ROLE OF THE STATE
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London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
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England
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1995.
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Despite its oil resources,the Middle East is falling behind other regions of the developing world, notably the countries of East and South East Asia. Rodney Wilson examines the economic prospects for the region considering: *the consequences of rapid population growth, including the implications for education and employment; *low savings levels; *...
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Economic development in the Middle East / Rodney Wilson.
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Routledge Studies in Development Economics ; v.No.1
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-214) and index.
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0-203-01286-0
1-280-33393-6
0-203-29085-2
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338.956
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991023910532302626
