The emphasis on investment as a basic and strategic component of a country's economic and social development should perhaps not be overdone. It is not, of course, the only component, for there are other strategic factors, such as entrepreneurial ability, the required skills and know-how, the efficient utilization of resources, political and social stability, and other elements
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Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, July 1979 Supervisor: Professor Edith Penrose Download PDF SOAS thesis
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From the wheel to the sailboat, the Mesopotamians were responsible for countless inventions still used today. This article unpacks ten of the most surprising inventions from this ancient civilization. Close up Relief of Ashurnasirpal II Hunting Lions, 865-60 BC, via The British Museum, London Ancient Mesopotamia was a powerhouse of agriculture and
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A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Georgetown University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History By Alissa Walter, M.A. Washington, DC Thesis Advisor: Judith Tucker, Ph.D. ABSTRACT How did 50 years of oil wealth, non-democratic rule, wars, and sanctions shape sta
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At the beginning Sumer (a region of Mesopotamia) was the birthplace of writing, the wheel, agriculture, the arch, the plow, the saw, irrigation, beer, the spear, money, calendar and many other innovations, and is often referred to as the Cradle of Civilization. The Sumerians developed the earliest known writing system – a pictographic writing system known as cuneiform script,
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