Natural Resource Abundance, Growth, and Diversification in the Middle East and North Africa : the Effects of Natural Resources and the Role of Policies.
MENA is one of the richest regions in the world in terms of natural resources: it holds more than 60 percent of the world?s proven oil reserves, mostly located in the Gulf region, and nearly half of gas reserves. Oil represents 80-85 percent of merchandise exports in the region, making it highly dep...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Washington :
World Bank Publications,
2012.
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Collection: | Directions in development.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | MENA is one of the richest regions in the world in terms of natural resources: it holds more than 60 percent of the world?s proven oil reserves, mostly located in the Gulf region, and nearly half of gas reserves. Oil represents 80-85 percent of merchandise exports in the region, making it highly depending on fluctuations in international prices. A long strand of economic literature has suggested that such dependence may hurt a country?s growth prospects and the scope for job creation by reducing economic diversification. This volume investigates the effect of natural resources and the role of. |
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Description: | 3.2 Composition of Exports in MENA and South Asia, 2008. |
Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780821395929 0821395920 |