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_b.F46 1969
100 1 _aFenelon, K. G.
_q(Kevin Gerard),
_d1898-1983.
245 1 4 _aThe Trucial States :
_ba brief economic survey /
_cby K. G. Fenelon.
250 _a2d ed., rev.
260 _aBeirut :
_bKhayats,
_c1969.
300 _a150 p. :
_bmaps ;
_c25 cm.
490 1 _aMiddle East economic & social monographs ;
_vno. 1
504 _aBibliography : p. 149-150.
505 0 _aGeneral Survey : Introduction - Climate, Hydrology and Vegetation - Locusts - History of the Trucial States - Area - Population - The Bedouin - Security - Travel and Transport - Navigation in the Gulf - Education in the Trucial States - The Gulf Technical Institute - Pearl Diving in the Gulf - Effects of the Second World War - Oil and the Trucial States - The Fishing Industry - Commercial and Economic Development - Trucial States Development Office and Fund - Mineral Resources and Geology - Currency - Postal Services and Telecommunications - Banking - Hunting in the Trucial States - Camel Racing - Dancing, Singing and Traditional Observances -- Federation of Arabian Gulf Emirates : Formation of the Federation - Economic Background of the Federation - Bahrain. Qatar -- Abu Dhabi : Introduction - Geography - Aflaj - El Ain Oasis - Al Liwa Oases - Abu Dhabi Town - Crude Oil Discovery and Production - Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company - Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd - The New Oil Companies - Economic Development of Abu Dhabi - Succession of Shaik Zaid - Political Agency - Currency - Post Office Services - System of Government - The Investment Board - Some Key Statistics -- Dubai : Introduction - Population - Dubai Town - Oil Companies and the Discovery of Oil - History of Đubai - Trade, Commerce and Economic Development - Currency - The Port and Import Trade - Exports and Re-Exports - Recent Developments - Education in Dubai - Health Services - Post Office Facilities -- Sharjah : Geography - Communications - Khor Fakkan - Kalba - Dibba - Oil and Minerals - Banking and Postal Facilities - Educational Facilities - Economic Development - Locust Control - State Finance -- Ajman : Geography - Development - Lack of Economic Resources - Enclaves - Manama, Masfut -- Umm al-Qaiwain : Geography - Communication - Primitive Nature of Economy - Education -- Ras al-Khaimah : Geography - History - Communications - The Shihuh - Agriculture Development - Agricultural Trials Station - Development - Geological Survey -- Fujairah : Geography - Town of Fujairah - Cultivation - Education - The Batinah Coast -- Conclusion : Economic Change - Contrasting Stages of Development - Educational Development - Trucial States Development Office - Surveys -- Appendices : A. Rulers of the Trucial Oman States, Bahrain and Qatar - B. Area and Population - C. State Finances, 1960 - D. Chronology of Oil Development in Trucial Oman and neighbouring states - E. (I) Oil Companies operating in the Trucial States, 1967 - E (II) Oil Companies operating in other parts of Arabia - F (I) Comparative data relating to countries bordering the Gulf - F (II) Middle East crude oil production. 1959-1967 - G (I) Trucial States Council. Recurrent Expenditure - G (II) Trucial States Council, Capital Works Programme undertaken by the Development Office - H. Abu Dhabi. Five Year Development Plan, 1968-1972 - .I Tribes of Trucial Oman - J. Select Bibliography -- MAPS.
651 0 _aUnited Arab Emirates
_xEconomic conditions.
830 0 _aMiddle East economic & social monographs ;
_vno. 1.
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