Libya Since Independence (Rle Economy of Middle East): Economic and Political Development

ISBN-13: 9781138811775 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 198 str.

J. a. Allan

Opis

Since its independence in 1951, Libya has experienced rapid economic and social change. Many of these developments, though dramatic, have not been comprehensively documented until now. One of the problems that Libya has had to face has been the absorption of burgeoning oil revenues, and here the Libyan experience accords with that of other oil-rich states. The country has embarked on ambitious policies based on oil wealth; this book charts the development of traditional agricultural way of life, and the growth of new industrial projects and transport systems. The effect of Libya s new wealth on its social and political systems is also considered in detail. In conclusion, the importance of Libya s frontiers are discussed; although Libyan international interests have been wide-ranging in recent years, its real external interests are to extend its natural resource base, for its future developments will be founded on Libya s perception of its territorial entitlement.

First published in 1982."

Spis treści

1. Resource Use and Economic Development  1. Natural Resource Use: Lessons from the Past Graeme Barker  2. Strategies for Agricultural Development in Libya Keith McLachlan  3. Capital Has Not Substituted for Water in Agriculture Tony Allan  4. Development of the Libyan Oil Industry Paul Barker and Keith McLachlan  5. The Development of Libyan Industry Paul Barker  6. The Libyan Fishing Industry Ewan Anderson and Gerald Blake  7. Transport and Investment in the Libyan Jamahiiya 1963-1980 Abulgasim Elazzabri  2. Aspects of Social and Political Development  8. Cultural and Social Diversity in Libya Emrys Peters  9. The Political Development of Libya 1952-1969: Institutions, Policies and Ideology Salaheddin Hasan Sury  10. The Green Book: Its Context and Meaning herve Eleuchot  11. Frontiers: an Imported Concept: an Historical Review of the Creation and Consequences of Libya’s Frontiers Martine Muller

O autorze

J. A. Allan