Princes, brokers, and bureaucrats : oil and the state in Saudi Arabia - Hertog, Steffen (Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010)
Unpacking the Saudi state : oil fiefdoms and their clients -- Oil fiefdoms in flux : the new Saudi state in the 1950s -- The emerging bureaucratic order under Faisal -- The 1970s boom : bloating the state and clientelizing society -- The Foreign Investment Act : lost between fiefdoms -- Eluding the'Saudization' of labor markets -- The fragmented domestic negotiations over WTO adaptation -- Comparing the case studies, comparing Saudi Arabia.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Koleksi sumbangan Tun (Dr.) Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid.
Keywords: Petroleum industry and trade -- Government policy -- Saudi Arabia; Economic development -- Political aspects -- Saudi Arabia; Bureaucracy -- Saudi Arabia; Patron and client -- Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia -- Economic policy; Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government