The wages of oil : Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE /

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The contrast between Kuwait and the UAE today illustrates the vastly different possible futures facing the smaller states of the Gulf. Dubai's rulers dream of creating a truly global business center, a megalopolis of many millions attracting immigrants in great waves from near and far. Kuwait,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herb, Michael, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Democratization > Kuwait.
Democratization > United Arab Emirates.
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects > Kuwait.
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects > United Arab Emirates.
Economic development > Political aspects > Kuwait.
Economic development > Political aspects > United Arab Emirates.
Démocratisation > Koweït.
Démocratisation > Émirats arabes unis.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect politique > Koweït.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect politique > Émirats arabes unis.
Développement économique > Aspect politique > Koweït.
Développement économique > Aspect politique > Émirats arabes unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Economy.
Democratization
Economic development > Political aspects
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects
Politics and government
Demokratie
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Erdölwirtschaft
Kuwait > Politics and government.
United Arab Emirates > Politics and government.
Émirats arabes unis > Politique et gouvernement.
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Golfstaaten
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The contrast between Kuwait and the UAE today illustrates the vastly different possible futures facing the smaller states of the Gulf. Dubai's rulers dream of creating a truly global business center, a megalopolis of many millions attracting immigrants in great waves from near and far. Kuwait, meanwhile, has the most spirited and influential parliament in any of the oil-rich Gulf monarchies. In The Wages of Oil, Michael Herb provides a robust framework for thinking about the future of the Gulf monarchies. The Gulf has seen enormous changes in recent years, and more are to come. Herb explains the nature of the changes we are likely to see in the future. He starts by asking why Kuwait is far ahead of all other Gulf monarchies in terms of political liberalization, but behind all of them in its efforts to diversify its economy away from oil. He compares Kuwait with the United Arab Emirates, which lacks Kuwait's parliament but has moved ambitiously to diversify. This data-rich book reflects the importance of both politics and economic development issues for decision-makers in the Gulf. Herb develops a political economy of the Gulf that ties together a variety of issues usually treated separately: Kuwait's National Assembly, Dubai's real estate boom, the paucity of citizen labor in the private sector, class divisions among citizens, the caste divide between citizens and noncitizens, and the politics of land.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780801454684
0801454689
0801454697
9780801454691

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