Economic growth in the Middle East, 1950-72 /
Robin Barlow.

Description

Main Author

Barlow, Robin.

Related Names

University of Michigan. Library.
University of Michigan. Center for Research on Economic Development.

Language(s)

English

Published

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Center for Research on Economic Development, University of Michigan, 1980.

Subjects

Economic development > Economic development / Middle East.
Middle East > Middle East / Economic conditions.

Summary

The first part of this paper presents estimates of per capita GNP in constant U.S. dollars for each of the 23 countries of the Middle East in each of the years from 1950 to 1972. the method of estimation is based on the use of physical indicators like the number of telephones per capita, a method which is demonstrably superior to the conventional procedure of using official exchange rates to convert national currency estimates of GNP into dollar estimates. The second part reviews the main causes of the upturns and downturns in the per capita GNP growth curve for each country. this review leads to some generalizations about the causes of economic growth and decline in the Middle East during the period in question.

Note

"June 1980"
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Physical Description

ii, 41 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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