The Transformation of the Gulf
Politics, Economics and the Global Order
1st Edition
Published on 26. October 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
380 pages
978-0-415-57452-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the political, economic and social transformation of the six member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the ways in which these states are both shaping, and being reshaped by, the processes of globalisation. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the volume combines thematic chapters focusing on issues such as globalisation, nationalism and identity, political thinking, and economic diversification and redistributive policymaking with empirical chapters studying specific aspects of reform and change:
the emergence of governing markets
the rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Islamic Finance
the relationship between energy and sustainability
trends in foreign aid donorship, strategic and foreign policy formulation.
Contributions from experts in the field provide cutting-edge snapshots of a region in flux and collectively offer a roadmap of its repositioning in the global order, examining the interaction between global processes and internal dynamics of change and resistance that inject new dimensions into debates over the loci of local and global transformations and the manner in which each plays off the other.
Situating the Gulf States firmly within their global twenty-first century context, this book will hold particular appeal to theorists of globalisation as well as to scholars of comparative politics, international political economy and area studies.
the emergence of governing markets
the rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Islamic Finance
the relationship between energy and sustainability
trends in foreign aid donorship, strategic and foreign policy formulation.
Contributions from experts in the field provide cutting-edge snapshots of a region in flux and collectively offer a roadmap of its repositioning in the global order, examining the interaction between global processes and internal dynamics of change and resistance that inject new dimensions into debates over the loci of local and global transformations and the manner in which each plays off the other.
Situating the Gulf States firmly within their global twenty-first century context, this book will hold particular appeal to theorists of globalisation as well as to scholars of comparative politics, international political economy and area studies.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
6 farbige Zeichnungen, 12 s/w Tabellen, 45 s/w Abbildungen, 6 farbige Abbildungen, 45 s/w Zeichnungen
12 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, color; 45 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, color; 45 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
611 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-57452-5 (9780415574525)
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David Held | Kristian Ulrichsen
The Transformation of the Gulf
Politics, Economics and the Global Order
E-Book
03/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€69.99
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David Held | Kristian Ulrichsen
The Transformation of the Gulf
Politics, Economics and the Global Order
E-Book
03/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€69.99
Available for download
David Held | Kristian Ulrichsen
The Transformation of the Gulf
Politics, Economics and the Global Order
Book
10/2011
1st Edition
Routledge
€292.90
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Persons
David Held is the Graham Wallas Chair in Political Science at the London School of Economics, UK. His main research interests include the study of globalisation, changing forms of democracy and the prospects of regional and global governance.
Kristian Ulrichsen is the Deputy Director of the Kuwait Programme on Development, Governance and Globalisation, and a Research Fellow at the London School of Economics, UK.
Kristian Ulrichsen is the Deputy Director of the Kuwait Programme on Development, Governance and Globalisation, and a Research Fellow at the London School of Economics, UK.
Content
Introduction: The Transformation of the Gulf Part 1: The Domestic Context: Changing Dimensions of Political and Social Structures 1. The Difficult Development of Parliamentary Politics in the Gulf: Parliaments and the Process of Managed Reform in Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman 2. Nationalism in the Gulf States 3. Migration Politics in the Arabian Peninsula 4. Gender and Participation in the Arab Gulf 5. The Arab Gulf Moment Part 2: Economic Reforms and Evolution of Governing Structures 6. Governing Markets in the Gulf States 7. The Development of Islamic Finance in the Gulf Cooperation Council States 8. The Distribution of Oil Wealth: Global Experiences, and Lessons for Kuwait 9. Volatility, Diversification and Development in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries 10. Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Gulf - An Assessment 11. Energy and Sustainability Policies in the Gulf States Part 3: Internationalisation of the Gulf: Security and Foreign Policy 12. Security and Strategic Trends in the Middle East 13. The Challenge of Transition: Gulf Security in the Twenty-First Century 14. Foreign Policies with International Reach: The Case of Qatar 15. Trends in Gulf State Assistance to Crisis-Affected Contexts 16. Gulf-Pacific Asia Linkages in the Twenty-First Century: A Marriage of Convenience?