Overview

This book describes how Saudi Arabia's oil, gas and mineral resources were discovered, and looks at key stages in the development of the oil and gas industries. Close attention is paid to the refining, manufacturing, marketing and export of natural resources and the setting up of refineries in Saudi Arabia. Taher outlines the role played by government in defining strategies and drawing up plans for economic development which have produced vast revenues for the Kingdom. He also looks at the negotiations and conferences in which Saudi Arabia took part in its efforts to regain control over its natural resources, and guarantee stable oil prices.

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Author:   Abdulhadi H. Taher ,  Judith Cumberbatch
Publisher:   Saqi Books
Imprint:   Saqi Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780863564017

ISBN 10:   0863564011
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   09 June 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface 11 1.MEMORIES OF THE PAST 15 1. Stages on a Long Journey 17 2. Let's go back to the beginning 29 3. Key Petroleum Conferences 39 5. Refining and trading 43 5. The Ruba' al-Khali (The Empty Quarter) 50 6. Conference on International Economic Cooperation, Paris March 1975-June 1977 53 II.GAS IN SAUDI ARABIA 59 7. Two stories and a crucial lesson 61 8. The start of the master gas plan 69 9. Petrochemical projects dependent on associated gas derivatives 74 10. Gas production and domestic consumption 80 III.DISTINGUISHING FEATURS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA 89 11. Theoretical study of the political framework for development 91 12. The Islamic system in the modern age 97 13. The Islamic framework 104 14. The theoretical economic framework 118 15. Social and economic theories: how to transform the economies of underdeveloped countries and make them fully developed 125 16. The process of choice 137 17. Stagnation and growth in Saudi Arabia 141 18. The applied political framework 145 19. Saving strategies for a rainy day 154 IV.THE BEST COMES AT THE END 157 20. The best comes at the end 159 Appendix 173 Bibliography 175

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Dr Abdulhadi H. Taher received his PhD in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964. He has worked in both the public and private sectors, as the former Director General of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals and as the current CEO of the Taher Group of Companies. He lectured in Business Administration at King Saud University in Riyadh and has served as a board member of Aramco and governor of Petromin. His publications include 'Income Determination in the International Petroleum Industry', published by Saqi in 2008.

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