?This volume brings together in ready reference form many of the most important sources that would normally be consulted for information on the Middle East economies and their petroleum-generated wealth. It makes no claim to exhaustive coverage but does include the most important sources....This guide is geared for businesspersons and other practitioners who have actual dealings in the Middle East. It will also prove useful to scholars of petroleum politics.'' Recommended for public, academic, and the appropriate business libraries.?-American Reference Books Annual