| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge library editions. The economy of the Middle East ; volume 13 |
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Routledge library editions. Economy of the Middle East ; volume 13
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| Contents |
1. Background and current perspectives -- 2. Economic development policies -- 3. Social infrastructure -- 4. Economic infrastructure -- 5. Fuelling UAE development : oil -- 6. The foreign trade sector -- 7. The financial sector -- 8. Business and investment : patterns and opportunities |
| Summary |
Since the early 1970s the oil producing countries of the Gulf have become a focus of intense interest worldwide. Most of this interest has centred on the oil giants, Saudi Arabia, Iran, even Iraq and Kuwait. Yet the United Arab Emirates is also among the largest producers, on a par with Kuwait, Nigeria and Libya, with reserves greater than the USA. Given its high economic growth rate, the UAE is an excellent laboratory in which to test and evaluate policies and programmes to effect rapid economic development. The international stature of the UAE far exceeds what its physical size, population and breadth of resources would seem to indicate. As a member of OPEC, the UAE has played a vital role within that body's 'price moderates'. With one of the world's highest per capita incomes and with ambitious development efforts under way, the UAE, not surprisingly, has become a major market for capital and consumer goods, involving substantial foreign services, banking, business and industry. Based on more than a decade of study, on-site research and interviews with key figures, this book - which mixes the practical with the academic approach - will prove of great value to Middle Eastern and development specialists, students and to the international business and financial communities. -- Amazon |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Economic history
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
United Arab Emirates -- Economic conditions
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United Arab Emirates -- Social conditions
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| Subject |
United Arab Emirates
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317598206 |
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1317598202 |
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9781315746395 |
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1315746395 |
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9781317598183 |
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1317598180 |
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9781317598190 |
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1317598199 |
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1138810126 |
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9781138810129 |
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9781138820159 |
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1138820156 |
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