Economic Diversification in the Gulf Region, Volume I: The Private Sector as an Engine of Growth

ISBN-13: 9789811057823 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 247 str.

Ashraf Mishrif; Yousuf Hamad Al Balushi

Opis

This volume focuses on the role of the private sector in diversifying the economics of Gulf countries in the post-petrodollar era, when fluctuating and declining oil prices are negatively impacting national expenditures.

Spis treści

1: Economic Diversification in the GCC Countries: An Introduction.- 2: Private Sector and Economic Diversification in Kuwait.- 3: A systemic Approach to Integrate SOEs and SMEs in Business Ecosystem.- 4: Implications of Public Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development for Economic Diversification.- 5: Quality of Education and Labour Market in Saudi Arabia.- 6: Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Foreign Direct Investment in Saudi Arabia.- 7: Organisational Effectiveness of Private Enterprises and Diversification in the Gulf Countries.-  8: Diversification Strategies in the Gulf Agriculture Sectors.- 9: Destination Place Identity, Touristic Diversity and Diversification in the Arabia Gulf.-  10: Regional Integration, the Private Sector and Diversification in GCC Countries.

O autorze

Ashraf Mishrif is Senior Lecturer in Political Economy in the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, King’s College London, UK.

Yousuf Hamad Al Balushi is an economist at the Supreme Council for Planning, Oman.