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Author : May Ziwar-Daftari
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Persian Gulf States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081461712
Author : Rumel Dahiya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : India
ISBN : 8182747457
Author : Héla Miniaoui
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811560583
This book delves into the economic development of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Since the 1960s, the GCC states have harnessed their potential to exploit the wealth accrued from the oil boom to build their infrastructure and grow their economies. However, the high level of dependency on oil as the primary source feeding their output made their economies volatile and vulnerable to fluctuations in the global oil prices. Moreover, the plunge in oil prices and the threat of depletion of this natural resource pose serious challenges to the GCC countries. Consequently, the GCC governments have realized the importance of diversifying their economies following the need to move away from reliance on hydrocarbon. This book contributes to the theoretical literature by enriching the debate on the transition of the GCC countries from rentier states to diversified economies. It helps students and scholars understand this transformation with an expansive comprehension of the contemporary challenges facing the region, as well as outlining prospects for the future.
Author : Steffen Wippel,Katrin Bromber,Birgit Krawietz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317005292
Interdisciplinary in approach, this volume explores and deciphers the symbolic value and iconicity of the built environment in the Arab Gulf Region, its aesthetics, language and performative characteristics. Bringing together a range of studies by artists, curators and scholars, it demonstrates how Dubai appeared - at least until the financial crisis - to be leading the construction race and has already completed a large number of its landmark architecture and strategic facilities. In contrast, cities like the Qatari capital Doha still appear to be heavily ’under construction’ and in countries like the Sultanate of Oman, ultra-luxury tourism projects were started only recently. While the construction of artificial islands, theme parks and prestige sport facilities has attracted considerable attention, much less is known about the region’s widespread implementation of innovative infrastructure such as global container ports, free zones, inter-island causeways and metro lines. This volume argues that these endeavours are not simply part of a strategy to prepare for the post-oil era for future economic survival and prosperity in the Lower Gulf region, but that they are also aiming to strengthen identitarian patterns and specific national brands. In doing so, they exhibit similar, yet remarkably diverse modes of engaging with certain global trends and present - questionably - distinct ideas for putting themselves on the global map. Each country aims to grab attention with regard to the world-wide flow of goods and capital and thus provide its own citizens with a socially acceptable trajectory for the future. By doing that, the countries in the Gulf are articulating a new semiotic and paradigm of urban development. For the first time, this volume maps these trends in their relation to architecture and infrastructure, in particular by treating them as semiotics in their own right. It suggests that recent developments in this region of the world not only represen
Author : A. Abdelkarim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230376007
Processes of change, stagnation and development in the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council are analyzed in this book. The contributors show impact of oil revenues on population change and social development and on redefining the socio-economic role of the state. Oil could open venues for industrialization and development. However, lack of population policies, problems of human resources development, the rather slow change in gender relations and in political systems and heavy spending on militarization, it is argued, could impede development endeavour.
Author : Tim Niblock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317591788
The crucial importance of the Gulf region today – which may be defined as comprising the states of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, with Iran as a non-Arab onlooker – has stimulated surprisingly little interest in academic circles. Much of what has been written, moreover, focuses exclusively on those aspects of direct concern to external interests. The focus of this book is on the Gulf region as an area with its own problems of social, economic and political development. It examines the dimensions of the attempts by the governments and peoples of the area to create new social, economic and political structures – stemming mainly, of course, from their new-found oil wealth. First published in 1980.
Author : Afreen Siddiqi,Laura Diaz Anadon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 3959940025
The Arab states of the Gulf, currently heavily reliant on oil and gas exports, have stated their intention to promote economic diversification and have embarked on reforming existing institutions for higher education, scientific research, and technology innovation. The region has witnessed huge population growth in recent decades, and in some cases (e.g. Saudi Arabia) almost half the population is under the age of twenty-five and in need of access to quality education and meaningful employment opportunities. This book provides an in-depth discussion of what is needed to accelerate the development of science, technology and innovation in the Gulf. Among other issues, the authors discuss the need for regional collaboration, and tackle systemic challenges such as immigration policies, career incentives for GCC citizens, and increased inclusion of women in the workforce.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Persian Gulf States
ISBN : OCLC:830169059
The four volumes in this major research collection address the key economic issues which affect the future development and diversification of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Oman. The work brings together state-of-the-art analysis by some 40 international scholars who participated in a major joint initiative by the EU and the GCC, the al-Jisr Gulf-Europe Research Program. This collection will prove an essential reference work for policy makers and scholars on all the critical issues facing the Gulf countries as their economies develop beyond dependence on the oil and gas sector and forge new international alliances.
Author : Rosemary Hollis
Publisher : Royal Institute for International Affairs
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110150443
The global energy sector may be more subject to market forces than it used to be, but management is still required in the interests of both producers and consumers. Market management is not easy, however, in unstable regions such as the Middle East. In the name of protecting the free flow of oil, the United States is now so entrenched in the security arrangements of the Gulf that it has become as much a local as an external actor, and is likely to remain so as long as Iraq is considered a threat. In fact, Iraq is a regional security emergency waiting to happen, while in Iran and the GCC states, the real preoccupations are internal socio-economic imperatives. This book, the latest in a series of publications produced in association with the Research and Studies Division of the Crown Prince Court in Abu Dhabi, gives a sharp depiction of how regional political dynamics are determining the energy scene in the Gulf. Published in association with Division of Research and Studies, Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi.
Author : Arno Tausch
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030782993
This book studies values and attitudes in the Gulf region. In light of global power shifts, the threatening collapse of internal security in the West, and uncertainty about the current leadership vacuum in world society, this book explores a future leading role of the Gulf countries in such institutions as the G-20 and the OECD. Based on rigorous analysis of macro-level data and opinion surveys with relevance for the Gulf region, it analyzes the global macro-factors shaping the Gulf's future at a time of the global COVID-19 crisis and depression and rising global tensions. Starting with an empirical time series analysis of the long cycles of global politics and economics, it highlights the implications for the Gulf region. Offering a multivariate analysis of civil society values in the Gulf, the author analyzes value changes and attitudes on antisemitism, political Islam, internal security, democracy, and other issues of Arab politics. The partially optimistic conclusions of the study testify to the underestimated and incipient maturity of the Gulf’s civil society and strongly suggest that the Gulf's future is rather with the free societies of the West and not with a Neo-Ottoman Empire in whatever form. "Exceptional in scope and right up-to-the-minute in coverage" Brian M Pollins, Associate, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University. "An outstanding and topical book by an astute scholar of the MENA region" Professor Hussein Solomon, Academic Head of Department, Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State, South Africa. "The most comprehensive and insightful study on the subject to date" Manfred B. Steger, Professor of Sociology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa and Global Professorial Fellow, Western Sydney University.
Author : Muḥammad Ghānim Rumayḥī
Publisher : Al Saqi
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040389269
Author : Rosemary Hollis
Publisher : Chatham House (Formerly Riia)
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Arabian Gulf States
ISBN : UCSC:32106014070111
Years of sanctions could turn the oil producing countries of Iraq into a breeding ground for extremism, while Iran has enhanced its local and international reputations. This book tracks the changes that are under way in the Gulf, with views on the oil industry, government policy and security.
Author : Jennifer E. Lansford,Anis Ben Brik,Abdallah M. Badahdah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000175929
This timely volume explores the impact of dramatic social change that has disrupted established patterns of family life and human development in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. It addresses several major deficits in knowledge regarding family issues in the Gulf countries, bringing a critical perspective to the emerging challenges facing families in this region. Lansford, Ben Brik, and Badahdah examine the role of urbanization, educational progress, emigration, globalization, and changes in the status of women on social change, as well as tackling issues related to marriage, fertility and parenthood, and family well-being. This book explores how family relationships and social policies can promote physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships, safety, cognitive development, and economic security in the Gulf countries, placing a unique emphasis on contemporary families in this region. Families and Social Change in the Gulf Region is essential reading for scholars from psychology, sociology, education, law, and public policy. It will also be of interest to graduate students in these disciplines.
Author : Paul Sillitoe
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781785333538
With growing evidence of unsustainable use of the world’s resources, such as hydrocarbon reserves, and related environmental pollution, as in alarming climate change predictions, sustainable development is arguably the prominent issue of the 21st century. This volume gives a wide ranging introduction focusing on the arid Gulf region, where the challenges of sustainable development are starkly evident. The Gulf relies on non-renewable oil and gas exports to supply the world’s insatiable CO2 emitting energy demands, and has built unsustainable conurbations with water supplies dependent on energy hungry desalination plants and deep aquifers pumped beyond natural replenishment rates. Sustainable Development has an interdisciplinary focus, bringing together university faculty and government personnel from the Gulf, Europe, and North America -- including social and natural scientists, environmentalists and economists, architects and planners -- to discuss topics such as sustainable natural resource use and urbanization, industrial and technological development, economy and politics, history and geography.
Author : Steffen Wippel,Katrin Bromber,Birgit Krawietz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317005285
Interdisciplinary in approach, this volume explores and deciphers the symbolic value and iconicity of the built environment in the Arab Gulf Region, its aesthetics, language and performative characteristics. Bringing together a range of studies by artists, curators and scholars, it demonstrates how Dubai appeared - at least until the financial crisis - to be leading the construction race and has already completed a large number of its landmark architecture and strategic facilities. In contrast, cities like the Qatari capital Doha still appear to be heavily ’under construction’ and in countries like the Sultanate of Oman, ultra-luxury tourism projects were started only recently. While the construction of artificial islands, theme parks and prestige sport facilities has attracted considerable attention, much less is known about the region’s widespread implementation of innovative infrastructure such as global container ports, free zones, inter-island causeways and metro lines. This volume argues that these endeavours are not simply part of a strategy to prepare for the post-oil era for future economic survival and prosperity in the Lower Gulf region, but that they are also aiming to strengthen identitarian patterns and specific national brands. In doing so, they exhibit similar, yet remarkably diverse modes of engaging with certain global trends and present - questionably - distinct ideas for putting themselves on the global map. Each country aims to grab attention with regard to the world-wide flow of goods and capital and thus provide its own citizens with a socially acceptable trajectory for the future. By doing that, the countries in the Gulf are articulating a new semiotic and paradigm of urban development. For the first time, this volume maps these trends in their relation to architecture and infrastructure, in particular by treating them as semiotics in their own right. It suggests that recent developments in this region of the world not only represen