Gulf-Asia Relations as “Post-Rentier” Diversification? The Case of the Petrochemical Industry in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Arabian Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-116

  Yamada, Makio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; GCC; Gulf; Gulf Asia relations; industrial diversification; oil; petrochemical industry; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870936654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21534780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2011.576054     Document Type: Article

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