Arab oil: impact on the Arab countries and global implications. [16 papers]

Book · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7095318

Sherbiny, N A; Tessler, M A ^[1]

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1. eds.

The objectives in preparing this volume are threefold. First, at a time when misconceptions about the impact of Arab oil are current in the West, objective and reasoned judgments about the implications of growing Arab oil wealth are sought. To judge by accounts in the news media and the popular stereotypes to which they seem to lead, many believe the world economic and political system is seriously threatened by the Arabs. Some also apparently believe that the Arab world itself is being altered beyond recognition . . . . Taken as a group, the chapters in this volume lay to rest such popular misconceptions and place in their proper perspective the changes being brought about by Arab oil wealth. Second, this volume is intended to fill a gap in the small but growing body of scholarly literature on Arab oil. A number of excellent studies have appeared in recent years, but most have been written from the perspective of a single discipline and/or ideology. Further, the majority of these works focus on the international consequences of Arab oil and neglect forces operating within the Arab oil-producing countries themselves . . . . In preparing this volume, an objective was to bring together a wide variety of viewpoints in order to present a comprehensive and balanced examination of the impact of Arab oil. Third, the volume is an assemblage of 16 papers for the specialist and the nonspecialist reader. It attempts to serve as a ready reference on the topic of Arab oil.

• OSTI ID: 7095318
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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