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Industrialization in the Gulf : a socioeconomic revolution / / edited by Jean-Francois Seznec and Mimi Kirk



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Titolo: Industrialization in the Gulf : a socioeconomic revolution / / edited by Jean-Francois Seznec and Mimi Kirk Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
Disciplina: 330.953
Soggetto topico: Industrialization - Economic aspects - Persian Gulf Region
Industrialization - Social aspects - Persian Gulf Region
Diversification in industry - Economic aspects - Persian Gulf Region
Diversification in industry - Social aspects - Persian Gulf Region
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: KirkMimi  
SeznecJean-Francois  
Note generali: "Published in Association with the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University."
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I Financing the growth; 1 Lean and mean: The new breed of state-owned enterprises in the Gulf Monarchies; 2 Financing industrialization in the Arab-Persian Gulf; 3 Hawkamah in the Gulf: Local reception of modern corporate governance standards for publicly traded companies in the Arab Gulf States; Section II Competing models: The Gulf Arab states and Iran; 4 The political economy of Saudi-Iranian relations: Present and future
5 Strategic dynamics of Iran-GCC relations6 Gulf cooperation council diplomatic coordination: The limited role of institutionalization; Section III Labor constraints and migration issues; 7 Dependence, disdain, and distance: State, labor, and citizenship in the Arab Gulf states; 8 Great expectations: Western-style education in the Gulf states; Section IV The role of women in industrialization; 9 Saudi women: Modernity and change; 10 The role of women in industrialization in the Gulf: The case of Bahrain; Section V Gulf industrialization in perspective; 11 Gulf industrialization in perspective
12 Industrializing Gulf societyIndex
Sommario/riassunto: In recent years, we have witnessed huge economic and socio-political change in the Gulf. This book examines the rapid industrialization of the region and how local economies are starting to diversify away from petroleum, exploring how this transformative process is starting to impact on the region's economy and social make-up. With contributions from some of the top scholars and practitioners in the area, this book discusses crucial topics related to the region's transformation, from issues of economic development and relations with Iran to foreign labour and women's education and wo
Titolo autorizzato: Industrialization in the Gulf  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-93579-7
1-136-93580-0
1-282-78132-4
9786612781322
0-203-84665-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459875603321
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Serie: Routledge studies in Middle Eastern economies.