When Can Oil Economies Be Deemed Sustainable?
by
 
Luciani, Giacomo

Title
When Can Oil Economies Be Deemed Sustainable?

Author
Luciani, Giacomo

ISBN
9789811557286

Personal Author
Luciani, Giacomo

Publication Information
Springer Nature 2021

Physical Description
1 electronic resource (365 p.)

Abstract
This open access book questions the stereotype depicting all Gulf (GCC) economies as not sustainable, and starts a critical discussion of what these economies and polities should do to guarantee themselves a relatively stable future. Volatile international oil markets and the acceleration of the energy transition has challenged the notion that oil revenues are sufficient to sustain oil economies in the near to medium term. But what is the meaning of economic sustainability? The book discusses the multiple dimensions of the concept: economic diversification, continuing value of resources, taxation and fiscal development, labor market sustainability, sustainable income distribution, environmental sustainability, political order (democracy or authoritarianism) and sustainability, regional integration. The overarching message in this book is that we should move on from the simplistic branding of the Gulf economies as unsustainable and tackle the details of which adaptations they might need to undertake.

Subject Term
Political economy
 
Sustainability
 
Environmental economics
 
Energy technology & engineering
 
Politics & government
 
Economics

Added Author
Moerenhout, Tom
 
Luciani, Giacomo

Electronic Access
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