03243nam a22004215i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100020001900118024002500137040000900162082001200171100002700183245011600210264003800326300004500364336002600409337002600435338003900461347002400500505086300524520100901387650001502396650002702411650002902438650002002467650003402487650003902521650002702560650002202587650002902609710003402638773002002672776003602692856009302728978-0-387-24935-3DE-He21320260521091832.0cr nn 008mamaa100301s2005    xxu|    s    |||| 0|eng d  a9780387249353  a997803872493537 a10.1007/b1063812doi  cCICY04a3392231 aRamady, M. A.eauthor.14aThe Saudi Arabian Economyh[recurso electrónico] :bPolicies, Achievements and Challenges /cby M. A. Ramady. 1aBoston, MA :bSpringer US,c2005.  aXVI, 496 p. 106 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  arecurso en líneabcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aThe Setting -- Overview -- The Development Process -- Economic Planning: History, Role and Effectiveness -- Government Finances and the Saudi Budgetary System -- The Financial Markets -- Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) and Monetary Policy -- The Financial Markets -- The Saudi Capital Market -- The Domestic Sector -- The Private Sector: Challenges and Opportunities -- The Kingdom's Heart: The Hydrocarbon and Minerals Sector -- The Foreign Sector -- Foreign Trade -- The Saudi Economic Offset Program: A Tool for Technology Transfer -- Key Challenges -- Economic Liberalization: Globalization, Privatization and Foreign Direct Investment -- Population and Demographics: Saudization and the Labor Market -- Education and Knowledge for Development -- Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: The Challenges Ahead.  aIn this unique text, Mohamed Ramady develops a framework for studying fundamental challenges to the modern Saudi Arabian economy. Public and private sector topics include: . The hydrocarbon and minerals sector, including a new model of mining privatization and cooperation . The impact of small and medium sized businesses . The evolving role of "family" businesses . The growing role of women in the Saudi economy . Shifting trade patterns . The Saudi "offset" technology transfer program The author offers an analysis of key challenges facing the Saudi economy, including the potential costs and benefits of privatization, globalization, and eventual membership in the WTO. Employment, education, economic and social stability, and Saudi Arabia's place in the Gulf Cooperation Council are offered as keys to the consensus building needed to ensure the Kingdom's healthy economic future. Mohamed Ramady teaches in the Department of Finance and Economics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.  0aECONOMICS. 0aDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS. 0aINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. 0aMACROECONOMICS.14aECONOMICS/MANAGEMENT SCIENCE.24aMACROECONOMICS/MONETARY ECONOMICS.24aDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS.24aREGIONAL SCIENCE.24aINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer eBooks08iPrinted edition:z978038724833240uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b106381zVer el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY