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Michael Herb - The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE - 9780801453366 - V9780801453366
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The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE

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Description for The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30, 7 tables, 23 charts. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; 1FBXU; JPB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.

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 ... Read more

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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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
481g
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801453366
SKU
V9780801453366
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Michael Herb
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.

Reviews for The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE
The Wages of Oil is an absorbing book, rich in detail and nuance, that should become required reading for students and scholars of the Gulf oil states... both a highly readable and very timely analysis that should dispel any lingering notion among policy-makers and lay readers that the Gulf states represent a monolithic regional bloc.
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
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