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The Gulf Cooperation Council States: Hereditary Succession, Oil and Foreign Powers
Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef
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Hardcover. In his timely and exhaustive analysis of the political economies of the GCC states since the 1970s to the present, Dr Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef examines the factors responsible for the failure of the states to achieve lasting change in development and security. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPH; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 718.
Since the oil boom of the 1970s, the Gulf Cooperation Council States have attempted to achieve economic stability and realise their development goals. Such efforts have so far been in vain, however, as these states' autocratic governments have closed off their political systems with the support of international allies, especially the United States. In this timely and exhaustive analysis of the political economies of the GCC since the 1970s to the present, Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef examines the factors responsible for the failure of the states to achieve lasting change in development and security. Focusing on institutional structures where oil wealth ... Read more
Since the oil boom of the 1970s, the Gulf Cooperation Council States have attempted to achieve economic stability and realise their development goals. Such efforts have so far been in vain, however, as these states' autocratic governments have closed off their political systems with the support of international allies, especially the United States. In this timely and exhaustive analysis of the political economies of the GCC since the 1970s to the present, Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef examines the factors responsible for the failure of the states to achieve lasting change in development and security. Focusing on institutional structures where oil wealth ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
718g
Number of Pages
413
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863561474
SKU
V9780863561474
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99-15
About Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef
Dr Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef is an eminent political scientist specialising in the international economics of the Gulf States. He was a professor at the United Arab Emirates University between 1989 and 2007, and is currently director of Darussalam.ae website. He earned his DPhil at Essex University, UK, and his MAs in Applied Economics and in Near Eastern and North African ... Read more
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