Economic and social development in Qatar / Zuhair Ahmed Nafi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nafi, Zuhair Ahmed, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Academic collections : economics.

Bloomsbury Academic collections : economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qatar--Economic conditions.

Qatar.

Qatar--Economic policy.

Qatar--Social conditions.

Qatar--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 pages).

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Summary:

"Economic and Social Development in Qatar analyses and discusses the economic and social development in Qatar since the country's emergence as a sovereign State in 1971. Qatar is now a member of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the Arab League, the Non-aligned Group, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Organisation of the Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), and as such has a significant role to play in world affairs. The author provides a detailed and lucid introduction to the resources, policies and system of government which have brought about this rapid progress. Qatar has vast reserves of crude oil and natural gas which form the backbone of the economy, providing the main source of foreign exchange earnings which in turn is essential for the continued importation of capital goods and services. Improvement in living conditions is a dominant feature of the development policy, which expenditure on education, public utilities, health care, improved housing, mass media and cultural facilities taking priority. Industrial development is directed at widening the productive base of the economy through the establishment of natural gase based and other manufacturing industries. This book documents the twin developments of economic and social advancement."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

List of Tables

List of Figures

Preface

Chapter 1 - An Overview

Chapter 2 - Domestic Savings and Capital Formation

Chapter 3 - Development Policy

Chapter 4 - Development of Hydrocarbon Industries

Chapter 5 - Development of Manufacturing Industries and Agriculture

Chapter 6 - Social Development: Social Sciences

Chapter 7 - Social Development: Infrastructure

Chapter 8 - Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Reprint. Originially published in1983 by Frances Pinter (Publisher).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472553706

1472553705

OCLC:

895073296