Moscow: Mezhdunarodnye otnosheniya Publ., 2013, 184 p. E. O. Kasaev's monograph is devoted to the general characteristics of Qatar's economic development. It is based on data gathered by the author from international and national statistics. The advantage of the peer-reviewed work is that its author independently calculated some macroeconomic indicators, while literally collecting fragmented, rather than consolidated, statistics of various specialized structures (p.9-10). In addition, the author used some hard-to-reach materials collected during his time in the diplomatic service in Qatar. Some of them are being put into scientific use for the first time. Of considerable interest are the personal observations of E. O. Kasayev and the information he obtained from conversations with Qatari and foreign specialists, including those employed in state institutions and large companies in the field of production, processing and export of hydrocarbons, as well as infrastructure construction. E. O. Kasaev's choice of Qatar is due to several reasons. First, the current Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani (as, indeed, the former Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani) is pursuing an increasingly active foreign policy, interfering in the regional problems of the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean. Secondly, Qatar has large reserves of hydrocarbons, mainly natural gas. The geography of energy exports includes markets in many countries in Asia, South and North America, and Europe. The sale of raw materials in the European direction makes the Emirate a serious competitor to the Russian Gazprom. In terms of the absolute size of natural gas supplies, Qatar is firmly among the world's leading players, which largely determine the price dynamics in some international markets. Gas and oil exports (in smaller volumes) provide the country with revenues reaching tens of billions of dollars. In 2012, Qatar ranked first in the world in terms of GDP per capita at current prices. According to the cal ... Читать далее