Rise, Corruption and Coming Fall of the House of Saud - Couverture rigide

Aburish, Said K.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0747514682 ISBN 13 : 9780747514688

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1994

Synopsis

Saudi Arabia is teetering on the bring of bankruptcy. It had a surplus of $140 billion in 1982, but now even its own official figures show a deficit of $60 billion, and the national debt is expected to reach $100 million by 1995. Profligacy of this kind, allied to utter disregard for the well-being of the people, is nothing new in Saudi Arabia. What is new is the scale of the debt, now so great that the House of Saud can no longer bribe its people and Arab neighbours into silence. Already the IMF has served notice that fundamental changes are required in the way the country is governed. Between 1982 and 1992 the average income in Saudi Arabia more than halved; increasingly politicised, the people are now demanding a greater say in the running of their country, They blame the House of Saud for the current problems, and its politics and personal behaviour are unacceptable not just to them but to Arabs and Muslims everywhere. While the developed countries of the West, especially the USA, need oil, they are committed to seeing on the Saudi Arabian throne a king who will keep it flowing at the right price without endangering the future of the country. But the odds are against such a change being brought about peacefully. More likely is the birth of a militant, vengeful Islamic regime and a huge increase in the price of oil, leading to a world depression, a West-Muslim war, or both.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been a major political power player in the Politics of the Middle East and other Arab Nations across the world.Oil Revenue of the Kingdom is such that other Arab Nations, mostly without Oil Revenues, look at Saudi Arabia for financial aid to manage the day to day affairs of their countries. Subsequently the one in need is obliged to obey commands of the giver. Such is the relation between the Kingdom and the other Arab Nations. Personally believe if Kingdom of Saudi is restricted by the major powers to extend financial aids to unknown humanitarian causes the chances of a peaceful Middle East will be doubled.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0747514682
• ISBN 13: 9780747514688
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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