Middle East oil exporters : what happened to economic development? /
Askari, Hossein.
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-357) and index.
Introduction -- The blessing and the curse of oil -- Islam, governance and economic development -- Instability, regional conflicts and external intervention -- Physical and social indicators -- Broad economic indicators and performance -- Government finances -- External sector -- Labor and employment -- Capital flows -- Law and order, business climate, economic freedom and country risk -- Military expenditures and the cost of conflicts -- Policy assessment : a synthesis of successes and failures -- The way forward.
Petroleum industry and trade