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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790887803321

Autore

Askari H

Titolo

Collaborative Colonialism [[electronic resource] ] : The Political Economy of Oil in the Persian Gulf / / by H. Askari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013

ISBN

1-349-46974-2

1-137-35377-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Disciplina

338.2/72809536

338.272809536

Soggetti

Political economy

Ethnology—Middle East 

Middle East—Politics and government

International relations

Economic policy

Political science

International Political Economy

Middle Eastern Culture

Middle Eastern Politics

International Relations

Economic Policy

Political Science

Persian Gulf Region Economic conditions

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

Before oil-political and economic conditions in the Persian Gulf -- Oil-discovery and production in the Persian Gulf (1900-1945) -- Oil-the early years, OPEC, and its empowerment (1945-1979) -- Oil-the turbulent years (1979-2001) -- Oil-the most recent years (2001-2013) -- Oil-Islam, ownership, and institutions -- Oil-foreign interference -- Oil-the fallout in the Persian Gulf -- After oil-transition to oil-less economies -- Conclusion.



Sommario/riassunto

This book is an analysis of how oil has affected governance and human, political, and economic development in the countries of the Persian Gulf and shaped these countries' relations with the rest of the world.