Economic Diversification in the Gulf Region, Volume I

Ashraf Mishrif is Senior Lecturer in Political Economy in the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, King’s College London, UK. Yousuf Hamad Al Balushi is an economist at the Supreme Council for Planning, Oman.

• 1: Economic Diversification in the GCC Countries: An Introduction.- 2: Private Sector and Economic Diversification in Kuwait.- 3: A systemic Approach to Integrate SOEs and SMEs in Business Ecosystem.- 4: Implications of Public Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development for Economic Diversification.- 5: Quality of Education and Labour Market in Saudi Arabia.- 6: Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Foreign Direct Investment in Saudi Arabia.- 7: Organisational Effectiveness of Private Enterprises and Diversification in the Gulf Countries.-  8: Diversification Strategies in the Gulf Agriculture Sectors.- 9: Destination Place Identity, Touristic Diversity and Diversification in the Arabia Gulf.-  10: Regional Integration, the Private Sector and Diversification in GCC Countries.