Exhaustive analysis of the political economies of the GCC States since the oil boom of the 1970s to the present.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr. Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef is a political scientist specializing in international economics. He was a professor at the United Arab Emirates University between 1989 and 2007. He earned his PhD at Essex University, UK, and his MAS in Applied Economics and in Near Eastern and North African Studies from the University of Michigan, US. The author of numerous papers and books on the political economy of the GCC States, his other publications include The Political Economy of Oil: An Arab Perspective.
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Executive Summary9 Introduction17 Part I: The Harvest of Autocracy19 Chapter One The Hereditary Succession System21 Chapter Two Arab-Islamic Culture37 Chapter Three The Elites48 Chapter Four Institutions62 Part II: Oil Policies93 Chapter Five Discovery and Exploration95 Chapter Six Pricing and Production112 Part III: Development Policies123 Chapter Seven Diversification of Economic Structures125 Chapter Eight Human Resource Development137 Chapter Nine Private Sector Development151 Chapter Ten Foreign Investments and Aid169 Chapter Eleven Oil and Corruption176 Part IV: Security Policies191 Chapter Twelve The Gulf as an Oil Reservoir195 Chapter Thirteen The Neighbouring Countries200 Chapter Fourteen Iran's Nuclear Reactor232 Part V: Towards a Better Future245 Chapter Fifteen Repercussions of the Arab Spring249 Chapter Sixteen Domestic Reform281 Chapter Seventeen Gulf Unity298 Chapter Eighteen Joint Arab Action317 Chapter Nineteen Effective Participation in International Organisations330 Conclusion337 Notes341 Bibliography377 Index401
Executive Summary9 Introduction17 Part I: The Harvest of Autocracy19 Chapter One The Hereditary Succession System21 Chapter Two Arab-Islamic Culture37 Chapter Three The Elites48 Chapter Four Institutions62 Part II: Oil Policies93 Chapter Five Discovery and Exploration95 Chapter Six Pricing and Production112 Part III: Development Policies123 Chapter Seven Diversification of Economic Structures125 Chapter Eight Human Resource Development137 Chapter Nine Private Sector Development151 Chapter Ten Foreign Investments and Aid169 Chapter Eleven Oil and Corruption176 Part IV: Security Policies191 Chapter Twelve The Gulf as an Oil Reservoir195 Chapter Thirteen The Neighbouring Countries200 Chapter Fourteen Iran's Nuclear Reactor232 Part V: Towards a Better Future245 Chapter Fifteen Repercussions of the Arab Spring249 Chapter Sixteen Domestic Reform281 Chapter Seventeen Gulf Unity298 Chapter Eighteen Joint Arab Action317 Chapter Nineteen Effective Participation in International Organisations330 Conclusion337 Notes341 Bibliography377 Index401
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