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Economic Aspects of a Nuclear Desalination Agro‐Industrial Project in the United Arab Republic
Author(s) -
Chapman Duane
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1239123
Subject(s) - desalination , investment (military) , business , foreign exchange , economic policy , natural resource economics , economics , finance , monetary economics , political science , genetics , membrane , politics , law , biology
The purpose of the study is to investigate the financial feasibility and social benefits and costs of nuclear desalination agro‐industrial projects. As presently designed, such a complex appears to require deficit financing, provide litttle employment, retard national income growth compared to other investment opportunities, and increase the foreign exchange deficit.