Buch(elektronisch)2018

Saudi Arabia under Ibn Saud: Economic and Financial Foundations of the State

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Abstract

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- 1. Saudi Arabia in the Twentieth Century -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- Origins of Government Administration and Financial Requirements -- Part I: Finances and oil Before World War II -- 2. The Organization of State Finances -- Control of the Treasury in the Early 1920s -- Control of Finances in al-Hijaz and the Directorate from 1927 -- Controller of National Finances and the Financial Authority (al-Wikalah) (1927 - 9) -- Establishment of the Ministry of Finance (1932) -- Administering Finances During the Great Depression -- 3. The 1933 Oil Concession and Oil Affairs to World War II -- Early Oil Exploration in Arabia -- The Role of Charles Crane and Karl Twitchell -- The Original 1933 Concession -- Further Developments in the ARAMCO Concession -- 4. Early Administrative Arrangements -- Military and Defense -- Air and Transport -- Foreign Affairs -- Hajj Administration -- Mining Activities -- Electricity and Water Supply -- Other Ministry of Finance Responsibilities -- Part II: The Impact of World War II -- 5. British Wartime Assistance and the Emergence of Anglo-American Rivalry -- The Inception of British Wartime Subsidies -- The Kingdom's Dire Internal Situation in 1942 - 3 -- Issues with the British Subsidy for 1944 -- The US Supplants British Influence with the 1945 Subsidy -- 6. The Beginnings of the US - Saudi Partnership -- The Historic Meeting between King 'Abd al-'Aziz and President Roosevelt -- Wartime Subsidies and Lend - Lease Assistance -- Military Provisions and the Dhahran Air Base Agreement -- 7. Administrative Developments -- Endeavors in Agriculture -- Continuing Developments in Foreign Affairs and Defense -- Banking and Currency -- Development Projects -- Miscellaneous Activities.