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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
World Bank Publications,
2012.
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| Colección: | Directions in development.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | 3.2 Composition of Exports in MENA and South Asia, 2008. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780821395929 0821395920 |