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Princes, brokers, and bureaucrats : oil and the state in Saudi Arabia /

In Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats, the most thorough treatment of the political economy of Saudi Arabia to date, Steffen Hertog uncovers an untold history of how the elite rivalries and whims of half a century ago have shaped today's Saudi state and are reflected in its policies. Starting in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hertog, Steffen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Unpacking the Saudi state : oil fiefdoms and their clients
  • Oil fiefdoms in flux : the new Saudi state in the 1950s
  • The emerging bureaucratic order under Faisal
  • The 1970s boom : bloating the state and clientelizing society
  • The Foreign Investment Act : lost between fiefdoms
  • Eluding the "Saudization" of labor markets
  • The fragmented domestic negotiations over WTO adaptation
  • Comparing the case studies, comparing Saudi Arabia.