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Oil and security policies : Saudi Arabia, 1950-2012 /

With one quarter of proven oil reserves and the largest oil production in the world, Saudi Arabia has been at the center of world politics. Its vast oil resources have been utilized in various ways to maximize internal and external security. While oil revenue allowed the Saudi state to buy off legit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Qasem, Islam Y. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
Colección:International comparative social studies ; 32.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Oil and Security Policies: Saudi Arabia, 1950-2012
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1: Rentier Theory and Saudi Arabia
  • 2: Neo-Rentier Theory
  • 3: The Pre-Boom (1950-1970)
  • 4: The First Boom (1970-1985)
  • 5: The Bust (1985-2000)
  • 6: The Second Boom (2000-2012)
  • 7: Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.