The United Arab Emirates : a study in survival / Christopher M. Davidson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davidson, Christopher M. (Christopher Michael), author.

Series:

Middle East in the international system.

Middle East in the International System

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Civil society--United Arab Emirates.

Civil society.

United Arab Emirates--Politics and government--1971-.

United Arab Emirates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United Arab Emirates has remained a mainstay of stability in an increasingly volatile Middle East, managing to maintain a traditional polity despite the impact of rapid modernization and globalization. This in-depth study explores the many contradictions that characterize the UAE and its position within the international system. Davidson first provides a detailed historical background, tracing the recent history of the lower Gulf region, the British involvement in the area, and the establishment of the federation of emirates. He then turns his attention to the UAE's seemingly anachronistic political structure and its socioeconomic development. His astute analysis highlights the UAE's achievementsas well as the problems that have persistently undermined its development objectives

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Notes""; ""1-The Historical Background""; ""The Traditional Economic Structure""; ""The Traditional Social Structure""; ""The Traditional Political Structure""; ""External Influences and the Trucial States""; ""The Federation of Emirates""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""2-The Survival of Monarchy: An Overview""; ""The Shaikh�s Dilemma""; ""The Legitimacy Formula""; ""Rentierism""; ""Dynastic Monarchy and the Evolution of the Traditional Polity""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""

""3-Socioeconomic Development and the Diversification Effort""""Modifying Dependent Development""; ""Diversification Through Industrialization""; ""Diversification Through Agriculture""; ""Diversification Through Commerce and Tourism""; ""The Physical Infrastructure for Diversification""; ""Social Growth""; ""Emiratization""; ""Substrategies: Abu Dhabi and Dubai�A Comparative Analysis""; ""Readily Identifiable Development Problems""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""4-Domestic Pathologies and the Political Process""; ""Domestic Pathologies""; ""The Federal Decisionmaking Structure""

""The Emirate-Level Decisionmaking Structure""""Other Institutions, Parastatals, and Bureaucracies""; ""Elite Interest Groups: Old Rentiers Versus New Rentiers""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""5-Globalization and the Prospects for Civil Society""; ""The Globalization Dilemma""; ""The Historical Antecedents of Globalization""; ""The Impact of Globalizing Forces on the Contemporary Economy""; ""The Impact of Globalizing Forces on Contemporary Society and Culture""; ""Civil Society and Globalization""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""6-Conclusion""; ""Glossary""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""

""Bibliography""""Index""; ""About the Book""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58826-964-7

OCLC:

1334344296