Kuwait The Transformation Of An Oil State
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Kuwait The Transformation Of An Oil State
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Author : Jill Crystal
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-14
Kuwait The Transformation Of An Oil State written by Jill Crystal and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-14 with Social Science categories.
Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbours, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century. In this book, first published in 1992, Dr. Jill Crystal focuses on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history: one, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventions governing relations among members of the community. Crystal skilfully weaves these themes into a broad profile of Kuwait, analysing the nation’s transformation from a pre-oil to an oil economy; its social structure and composition, including the country’s tribal roots and key divisions involving class, gender and immigrant labour; political tensions resulting from the nation’s sudden wealth and the accompanying changes in social structure; and its relations with other countries in the Gulf and the Middle East.
Kuwait
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Author : Abdulkarim Dekhayel
language : en
Publisher: Ithaca Press
Release Date : 2000
Kuwait written by Abdulkarim Dekhayel and has been published by Ithaca Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Kuwait gained its official political independence from Britain in 1961. Now an independent modern state, it has been ruled by the Al Sabah family since the mid-18th century. Centring on the Kuwaiti state's functional role in the process of political legitimation in an oil-rentier economy, this book is a study of how the state performs roles aimed to distribute substantial welfare and economic benefits to different segments of Kuwaiti society, and how these benefits enable the Al Sabah regime to win the compliance, acceptance and support of the Kuwaiti people.
Oil And Politics In The Gulf
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Author : Jill Crystal
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1995-01-27
Oil And Politics In The Gulf written by Jill Crystal and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-27 with History categories.
This book asks why in recent years the social and economic upheavals in Kuwait and Qatar have been accompanied by a remarkable political continuity.
The Making Of The Modern Gulf States
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Author : Rosemarie Said Zahlan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-02-05
The Making Of The Modern Gulf States written by Rosemarie Said Zahlan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-05 with Social Science categories.
The Gulf States are the focus of great international interest – yet their fabulous evolution from pearl-fishing to oil-drilling, their individuality and variety, are screened by a thick cloud of petro-dollars. This book, first published in 1989, tells the story of their formation, their evolution from colonial dependency to statehood, and their transformation by oil. The result is an informed and balanced picture of the political, economic, religious and cultural character of the area. It is also a story of the powerful families and their sheikhs that have had to hurry these states into the modern world; of the interchanging role of political and economic dependence, the influence of the oil industry, the influx of workers from abroad, and the varying forces acting on the Gulf States.
Kuwait And Al Sabah
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Author : Rivka Azoulay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Kuwait And Al Sabah written by Rivka Azoulay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Electronic books categories.
"The Emirate of Kuwait hardly resembles the city-State it was at the start of the 20th century. The discovery of oil in 1938 rapidly transformed the tiny tribal sheikhdom of the Al-Sabah into a modern oil-producing state where, by the early 1980s, citizens were enjoying one of the highest standards of living in the world. While much has been written on the reasons why and how the Al-Sabah became a ruling dynasty, little is known about the nature of their authority and its relationship to Kuwait's social structure. Rivka Azoulay shows how despite the rapidity of change in the oil-rich, family-run emirate, it is the pre-oil dynamics of social and political life that dictate how society operates. The author shows that Kuwait's ambitious diversification plans to reduce oil-dependence by 2035 require a renegotiation of the regime's pact with society, which threatens the pre-oil alliances upon which the Al-Sabah's regime has been built."--
Persian Gulf States
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Author : Laura Etheredge Assistant Editor, Middle East Geography
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2011-01-15
Persian Gulf States written by Laura Etheredge Assistant Editor, Middle East Geography and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the geography, economy, government, society, cultural life, and history of the Persian Gulf states, including Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
Kuwait In Brief
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Kuwait In Brief written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Kuwait categories.
The Oil Economy Of Kuwait
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Author : Y.S.F. Al-Sabah
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-08-17
The Oil Economy Of Kuwait written by Y.S.F. Al-Sabah and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-17 with Social Science categories.
The economy of Kuwait is almost wholly dependent on oil. Such dependence on a depletable resource invariably stores up problems for the future, and in the case of Kuwait, these problems are aggravated by the unusually large proportion of skilled immigrant labour in the country. Dr Al-Sabah’s analysis of the economy of Kuwait, first published in 1980, puts forward suggestions that would remedy the problems of this dual dependence, and indicates the room for substantial improvement in the various sectors of the Kuwaiti economy.
Good Governance In The Middle East Oil Monarchies
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Author : Martin Hetherington
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Good Governance In The Middle East Oil Monarchies written by Martin Hetherington and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Political Science categories.
The concept of 'good governance' is of increasing importance, and is used by international organizations to ensure reasonable conformity to high standards in states which participate in the global trading regime and other international activities. This book examines the concept of good governance and how it is applied in the states of the Gulf Co-operation Council. These states are particularly important because of their strategic location and massive oil wealth. Moreover, as monarchies, in most cases without powerful democratic representative bodies, and as Islamic countries, with a different outlook from countries of the West, Western standards of good governance may need to be modified in order for them to be implemented effectively.
Oil Monarchies
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Author : F. Gregory Gause
language : en
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Release Date : 1994
Oil Monarchies written by F. Gregory Gause and has been published by Council on Foreign Relations this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
This timely book demystifies the politics of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman, and focuses on the new pressures that have emerged since the Gulf War. Gause illuminates the foreign policy tightrope these states walk in the Middle East: self-defense is problematic, regional pressures translate directly into the domestic arena, and relations with the United States cause as well as solve many problems. Gause examines the interplay of Islamic fundamentalism, tribalism, and, most importantly, oil wealth that has determined the power structure of the Gulf monarchies. He shows what influences really drive politics in the Middle East as well as how U.S. foreign policy must respond to them in order to forge more meaningful ties with each country and preserve the stability of a fragile region that is vital to U.S. interests.