Beyond Oil: Unity & Development in the Gulf

Type

Book

Authors

Muhammad Rumaihi

ISBN 10

0863560326

ISBN 13

9780863560323

Tags

Economic Conditions, Middle Eastern, Political Science, Economics

Description

Since the 1960s, the Arab countries of the Gulf have been completely transformed. Oil brought undreamed-of prosperity to this vast but thinly populated region, once a backwater but suddenly at the forefront of world politics. The future seemed assured, yet... Beyond Oil presents a challenging look at the Arab Gulf states. A survey of social and economic life before the discovery of oil is followed by a critical assessment of the twenty years from 1966-1986. Looking behind the apparent stability, Muhammad Rumaihi argues that political unity throughout the region is essential if genuine social and economic development is to be achieved. - from Amzon

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