Breaking the Oil Spell : The Gulf Falcons' Path to Diversification. /

The "Gulf Falcons"-the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council-have high living standards as a result of large income flows from oil. The decline of oil prices between summer 2014 and fall 2015 underscores the urgency for the Gulf Falcons to diversify away from their current heavy relian...

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Main Author: Cherif, Reda
Other Authors: Hasanov, Fuad, Zhu, Min
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016
Series:Books
IMF eLibrary
Subjects:
Oil
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I Diversification Attempts in the Middle East and North Africa
  • 1 Soaring of the Gulf Falcons: Diversification in the GCC Oil Exporters in Seven Propositions / Reda Cherif Cherif, Reda, Fuad Hasanov Hasanov, Fuad 3
  • 2 The Riddle of Diversification / Clement M. Henry Henry, Clement M 47
  • Part II Experiences of Diversification in Asia and Latin America
  • 3 Going Beyond Comparative Advantage: How Singapore Did It / Philip Yeo Yeo, Philip 65
  • 4 Malaysia's Move toward a High-Income Economy: Five Decades of Nation Building-A View from Within / Ahmad Tajuddin Ali Ali, Ahmad Tajuddin 83
  • 5 Industrial Diversification in Korea: History in Search of Lessons / Meredith Woo Woo, Meredith 93
  • 6 Economic Diversification in Latin American Countries: A Way to Face Tough Times Ahead / José Miguel Benavente Benavente, José Miguel 103
  • Part III Key Policies to Support Diversification
  • 7 Growth Policy Design for Middle-Income Countries / Philippe Aghion Aghion, Philippe 117
  • 8 Diversification and the Economy: The Role of Government in Enhancing the Industrial Base / Bill Francis Francis, Bill, Iftekhar Hasan Hasan, Iftekhar, Yun Zhu Zhu, Yun 131
  • 9 A Practitioner's Narrative of Brazil's Industrialization and the Role of the Brazilian Development Bank / Julio Ramundo Ramundo, Julio 145
  • 10 Implications of Korea's Saemaul Undong for Development Policy: A Structural Perspective / Huck-ju Kwon Kwon, Huck-ju 155
  • 11 Lessons for Today and the Way Forward / Redo Cherif Cherif, Redo, Fuad Hasanov Hasanov, Fuad, Alfred Kammer Kammer, Alfred 167.