The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE - Couverture rigide

Herb, Michael

 
9780801453366: The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE
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ISBN 10 : 0801453364 ISBN 13 : 9780801453366
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2014

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

Michael Herb is Chair and Professor of the Political Science department at Georgia State University. He is the author of All in the Family: Absolutism, Revolution, and Democracy in the Middle Eastern Monarchies.

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Éditeur
Cornell University Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801453364
ISBN 13 
9780801453366
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
258
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1501725173 ISBN 13 :  9781501725173
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2018
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