| Description |
1 online resource (199 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge library editions. The economy of the Middle East ; volume 17 |
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Routledge library editions. Economy of the Middle East ; volume 17
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Foreword and Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration of Placenames; PART ONE: RESOURCE USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 1 Natural Resource Use: Lessons from the Past; 2 Strategies for Agricultural Development in Libya; 3 Capital Has Not Substituted for Water in Agriculture; 4 Development of the Libyan Oil Industry; 5 The Development of Libyan Industry; 6 The Libyan Fishing Industry; 7 Transport and Investment in the Libyan Jamahiriya 1963-1980 |
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PART TWO: ASPECTS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT8 Cultural and Social Diversity in Libya; 9 The Political Development of Libya 1952-1969: Institutions, Policies and Ideology; 10 The Green Book: Its Context and Meaning; 11 Frontiers: an Imported Concept: an Historical Review of the Creation and Consequences of Libya's Frontiers; Index |
| Summary |
Since its independence in 1951, Libya has experienced rapid economic and social change. Many of these developments, though dramatic, have not been comprehensively documented until now. One of the problems that Libya has had to face has been the absorption of burgeoning oil revenues, and here the Libyan experience accords with that of other oil-rich states. The country has embarked on ambitious policies based on oil wealth; this book charts the development of traditional agricultural way of life, and the growth of new industrial projects and transport systems. The effect of Libya's new wealth o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Economic policy
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| SUBJECT |
Libya -- Economic policy
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| Subject |
Libya
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Allan, J. A. (John Anthony), editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317597995 |
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1317597990 |
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9781315746326 |
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1315746328 |
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9781317597971 |
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1317597974 |
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9781317597988 |
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1317597982 |
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1138811777 |
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9781138811775 |
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9781138820203 |
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1138820202 |
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