In Saudi Arabia, for example, where proven reserves are the greatest in the world, real per capita income (measured in constant dollars) has plunged from $28,600 in 1981 to $6,800 in 2001...
There are six million foreigners among Saudi Arabia's 18 million residents, and foreigners are 98 percent of manufacturing workers, 97 percent of construction workers and 93 percent of service sector. This extensive in-migration further distorts levels of inequality since immigrants are generally paid less than nationals. Saudi youth, for example, often expect to earn at least SR2,500 ($670) a month for unskilled work, while foreigners filling these jobs typically earn SR500-SR1,000 a month.
(С) Oil-Led Development: Social, Political, and Economic Consequences, Terry L. Karl - Stanford University, CDDRL Working Papers, page(s): 36, January 2007
There are six million foreigners among Saudi Arabia's 18 million residents, and foreigners are 98 percent of manufacturing workers, 97 percent of construction workers and 93 percent of service sector. This extensive in-migration further distorts levels of inequality since immigrants are generally paid less than nationals. Saudi youth, for example, often expect to earn at least SR2,500 ($670) a month for unskilled work, while foreigners filling these jobs typically earn SR500-SR1,000 a month.
(С) Oil-Led Development: Social, Political, and Economic Consequences, Terry L. Karl - Stanford University, CDDRL Working Papers, page(s): 36, January 2007