Draft report on social implications and economic implications of petroleum industry development in non-OPEC petroleum exporting countries, partic. For employment creation - examines national level case studies of both modest producers and major exporters plus the macroeconomic issues; considers local level and regional level impacts, the effect of greater commercial power consumption, safety and environmental concerns, local vs. Migrant workers, income distribution issues and employment policy and macroeconomic policy options. Flow chart, maps, references.

Two case studies on the petroleum experience of a cross-section of non-OPEC developing countries gas and oil producers. Study puts more stress on development aspects of petroleum exploration and production than on the more evident macro-economic effects of petroleum revenues.

This book, originally published in 1981, discusses the various welfare effects – including ai, debt, trade and labour flows - of the rise in oil prices and revenues which took place in the 1970s. These complex effects and the negotiating stances of the developing countries are all examined an dinvestigated, drawing upon a wide range of sources and material for the more quantitative parts. Throughout, however, the treatment is non-mathematical and is written in clear English accessible not only to bankers and polititians, but also students of economics, international relationjs and area studies.