TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alqassab,Mirza H.
TI  - Life after oil: the survival predicament of the Gulf Arab States 
SN  - 9781838595012
AV  - HD 9576.P35 A47 2020
U1  - 338.2/72820953 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire
PB  - Matador
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
KW  - Persian Gulf States
KW  - Economic history
KW  - fast
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Middle East
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The Gulf Arab states became rich by accident. Their golden ticket was oil, which has become the lifeblood of their social and economic systems. But they are prone to become a 'vanishing Eden', if the oil curse endures further and economic transformation remains a mirage. LIFE AFTER OIL highlights the economic vulnerability of the Gulf states after the oil party ends. The region depends heavily on imports financed by petrodollars. So, when demand for oil sinks and prices plummet, or when oil and gas reserves ultimately vanish, their survival will be extremely challenged. LIFE AFTER OIL raises the alarm to the impending survival challenges to face the burgeoning Gulf societies in the post-oil era, and tackles the ultimate question: what will the future look like?
ER  -