13401. THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF KUWAIT. This paper presents an analysis and overview of the economic history of Kuwait with an eye towards assessing its economic path of the future. The first section considers Kuwait's early economic history and provides an overview of its pre-oil economy. The next section examines Kuwait's history as an oil-dependent state. A concluding section examines the economic problems now confronting the State of Kuwait and makes recommendations for future action. 12 pages, 34 footnotes, 15 bibliographic sources.