The Prospects for Scientific and Technological Development in Saudi Arabia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8969717 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph S Szyliowicz (0000-0001-6120-6000, University of Denver, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 355-372 |
| Publication date | 1979-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743800000155 |
| OpenAlex | W2110787927 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Today we are witnessing a very rare phenomenon in world history: a state suddenly deluged with an apparently inexhaustible amount of wealth as occurred in sixteenth-century Spain and Portugal when the riches of the New World flowed to the Iberian peninsula. Now the ‘black gold’ under the sands of the Arabian desert has provided one of the most underpopulated and under developed regions of the world with an equivalent bonanza. The new wealth of Spain helped to ruin that country. What will be the fate of Saudi Arabia and its small neighbors
Ancient history · Archaeology · Balkan peninsula · Desert (philosophy · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Peninsula · Political science · State (computer science · History · Law · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |