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Non-renewable Resources and the Intergenerational Equity Problem in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Norman Adamson Sigalla King
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of global sustainability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1937-7924
DOI - 10.5296/ijgs.v1i1.11800
Subject(s) - non renewable resource , documentation , equity (law) , renewable energy , resource (disambiguation) , business , renewable resource , natural resource economics , economics , economy , engineering , political science , computer science , computer network , law , electrical engineering , programming language
This study examines the intergenerational equity problem of Saudi Arabia, a country that is highly dependent on oil, a non-renewable resource, for most of her income. The first part which is introductory covers the definition of the main concepts, the importance of energy and the Saudi Arabian economic trend. The second part covers oil production and the alternative and future strategies. The paper has articulated documentation as the major source of information, while maintaining review through thinking holistically as the drive to making analyses of the discussion. It is a case study design as it focuses on Saudi Arabia. The third part of the paper discusses the challenges to models, alternatives, and the impact of future price of oil. The paper concludes that managing an economy which has the strength of nonrenewable resource such as oil, need highly adept understanding of resource management while containing other industrial products to support the economy.

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