Saudi Arabia Under Ibn Saud - Economic and Financial Foundations of the State

Zusatztext Peterson’s book is a sobering reminder of living and governing conditions in the days prior to their major impact on state capacity. The book clearly demonstrates the importance of Sulayman in the KSA’s early decades. Informationen zum Autor J.E. Peterson is a historian and political analyst specializing in the Arabian Peninsula. He has taught at various universities including Bowdoin College, the College of William and Mary, the University of Pennsylvania, Portland State University and SciencesPo; and has been associated with a number of leading research institutes in the United States and the United Kingdom. Until 1999, he served in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Security and Defence in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. He is currently affiliated with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona and is the author or editor of a dozen books and monographs, including most recently Historical Muscat: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer; Oman’s Insurgencies: The Sultanate’s Struggle for Supremacy; The GCC States: Participation, Opposition, and the Fraying of the Social Contract; The Emergence of the Gulf States: Studies in Modern History and a third edition of Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia. Klappentext At its founding in 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was characterized by tribal warfare, political instability, chronic financial shortages and economic crises. As a desert chieftain, Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud, the ruler and king until 1953, had the skills, the cunning and the power to control the tribes and bring peace to this realm. But financial and economic matters were not his forte and these he left mostly to a single individual, Abdullah al-Sulayman al-Hamdan. He was entrusted with nearly all of the country's early financial dealings and administrative development. The Ministry of Finance, which he headed from its inception, served as nearly the sole government agency dealing with a wide variety of matters, many of which had only a peripheral connection to finance or the economy. This book examines the role of the Ministry of Finance and its minister, Abdullah al-Sulayman, in holding the country together financially and administratively until the promise of substantial oil income was realized a few years after the end of World War II. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in Gulf History and the Economic History of the Middle East. Vorwort Comprehensive scholarly account of Saudi Arabia’s early economic history Zusammenfassung Comprehensive scholarly account of Saudi Arabia’s early economic history Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Preface Glossary Abbreviations 1. Saudi Arabia in the Twentieth Century The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Origins of Government Administration and FinancialRequirements PART I FINANCES AND OIL BEFORE WORLD WAR II2. The Organization of State Finances Control of the Treasury in the Early 1920s Control of Finances in al-Hijaz and the Directorate from 1927 Controller of National Finances and the Financial Authority(al-Wikalah) (1927 – 9) Establishment of the Ministry of Finance (1932) Administering Finances During the Great Depression 3. The 1933 Oil Concession and Oil Affairs to World War II Early Oil Exploration in Arabia The Role of Charles Crane and Karl Twitchell The Original 1933 Concession Further Developments in the ARAMCO Concession 4. Early Administrative Arrangements Military and Defense Air and Transport Foreign Affairs Hajj Administration Mining Activities Electricity and Water Supply Other Ministry of Finance Responsibilities PART II THE IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II5. British Wartime Assistance and the Emergence of Anglo-American Rivalry The Inception of British Wartime Subsidies The Kingdom’s Dire Internal Situation in 1942 – 3 Issues with the British Subsidy for 1944 The US Supplants British Influence with the 1945 Subsidy 6. The Begi...

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• Authors: Dr. J. E. Peterson, J E Peterson, J. E. Peterson, J.E. Peterson, Peterson J E
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781784539009
• ISBN: 978-1-78453-900-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Library of Middle East History; Library of Middle East History
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries