New Arab social order: a study of the social impact of oil wealth

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6744917

Ibrahim, S E

The skyrocketing Arab oil revenues of the 1970s have triggered socio-economic forces in the Arab world. Observers have studied the financial and geopolitical aspects of Arab oil, but generally have ignored the human and social repercussions stimulated by the oil wealth. This book challenges the commonly accepted view of the impact of manpower movements across the Arab wealth divide, looking at the new social formations, class structures, value systems, and social cleavages that have been emerging in both rich and poor Arab countries. These developments may add up to a silent social revolution, and are possibly a prelude to more overt tension, conflict, and political turmoil. 136 references, 13 figures, 39 tables.

• OSTI ID: 6744917
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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