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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255251803321

Autore

Coates Ulrichsen Kristian

Titolo

The Gulf states in international political economy / / by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-38561-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

International Political Economy Series, , 2662-2483

Disciplina

337.536

Soggetti

Economics

Economic policy

Globalization

International economic relations

International relations

Sociology

International Political Economy

Economic Policy

International Economics

International Relations

Sociology, general

Persian Gulf States Economic conditions

Persian Gulf Region Foreign relations

Persian Gulf States Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Globalisation and the Gulf -- The Gulf and the global economy -- Small states in world politics -- State capitalism and strategic niches -- Gulf perspectives on the global rebalancing -- Part II. Changing patterns of global engagement -- The internationalisation of Gulf finance -- Shifting patterns of global trade -- Global aviation and the Gulf -- Migrant labour in the Gulf -- The illusion of security? -- Conclusion: the Gulf paradox.

Sommario/riassunto

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen documents the startling rise of the Arab Gulf



States as regional powers with international reach and provides a definitive account of how they have become embedded in the global system of power, politics, and policy-making.