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"Economic and Social Development in Qatar analyses and discusses the economic and social development in Qatar since the country's emergence as a sovereign State in 1971. Qatar is now a member of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the Arab League, the Non-aligned Group, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Organisation of the Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), and as such has a significant role to play in world affairs. The author provides a detailed and lucid introduction to the resources, policies and system of government which have brought about this rapid progress. Qatar has vast reserves of crude oil and natural gas which form the backbone of the economy, providing the main source of foreign exchange earnings which in turn is essential for the continued importation of capital goods and services. Improvement in living conditions is a dominant feature of the development policy, which expenditure on education, public utilities, health care, improved housing, mass media and cultural facilities taking priority. Industrial development is directed at widening the productive

Author

Zuhayr Aḥmad Nafi', Zuhair Ahmed Nafi, Zuhair A Nāfī

Publisher

Frances Pinter Publishers Ltd

Published

1983

Language

EN

ISBN

9780861873890

Subjects

Economics, Social Science, Business