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The political economy of the Persian Gulf / Mehran Kamrava, editor.

Title
The political economy of the Persian Gulf / Mehran Kamrava, editor.
Publication
London : Hurst & Co., 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Kamrava, Mehran, 1964-
  • Georgetown University. Center for International and Regional Studies.
Description
xi, 284 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Summary
Change occurs rapidly in the Persian Gulf. While some states have capitalised on the fast-paced nature of globalised fiscal transactions and have become important markets for foreign investment, others have fallen victim to such speculations. The 'Dubai Model' of economic diversification is being re-evaluated as the GCC states continue to seek the best means of organizing their economies and competing within the global order. Explaining the different ways in which globalising forces have shaped new dimensions to the political economy of the Persian Gulf states, this book evaluates the changes that have occurred, especially in light of the ongoing global economic crisis. Mutually beneficial rentier arrangements have guided the GCC countries formation of oil-based economies and labor relations in the past, but will this necessarily be the case in the future? This book addresses key issues including discussion on the future demographic aspects of the GCC; the feasibility of establishing a GCC monetary union; the effects of rentierism on state autonomy; and analysis of sovereign wealth funds and Islamic banking models.
Subject
  • Politische Ökonomie
  • Persian Gulf Region > Economic conditions > 21st century
  • Persian Gulf Region > Economic policy
  • Persian Gulf Region > Foreign economic relations
  • Golfstaaten
Genre/Form
Aufsatzsammlung.
Note
  • Published in collaboration with Centre for International and Regional Studies Studies School of foreign service in Qatar Georgetown University.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction / Mehran Kamrava -- Part I. Trends in the political economy of the Persian Gulf -- The Persian Gulf in the contemporary international economy / Fred H. Lawson -- The political economy of rentierism in the Persian Gulf / Mehran Kamrava -- The sovereign wealth funds of the Persian Gulf / Jean-François Seznec -- Knowledge based economies in the GCC / Kristian Coates Ulrichsen -- Part II. People, money, and banking in the Persian Gulf -- Étatisme versus market driven Islamic banking : the experiences of Iran and the Arabian Peninsula compared / Rodney Wilson -- Population and human capital in the Persian Gulf / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani -- The Gulf Cooperation Council monetary union / Alexis Antoniades -- Part III. Case studies -- The Dubai model : diversification and slowdown / Christopher Davidson -- Good, bad or both? The impact of oil on the Saudi political economy / Steffen Hertog -- The political economy of rentierism in Iran / Massoud Karshenas and Ziba Moshaver.
ISBN
  • 9781849042093 (pbk.)
  • 1849042098 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • 766339197
  • SCSB-11033279
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library