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Gulf politics and economics in a changing world / edited by Michael Hudson and Mimi Kirk ; Nicolas Lannuzel, cover image ; contributors Malik R. Dahlan [and ten others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Persian Gulf Region--Politics and government--21st century.
- Persian Gulf Region.
- Persian Gulf Region--Foreign relations--21st century.
- Persian Gulf Region--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Persian Gulf Region--Strategic aspects.
- Persian Gulf Region--Foreign relations--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Persian Gulf Region.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : World Scientific, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The wave of uprisings that has engulfed the Arab world since 2011 has impacted the Gulf significantly, however much the region appears to have remained unscathed. In Bahrain, the regime cracked down on protestors with the help of Saudi forces, and increasing Gulf tensions with Iran, political chaos in Yemen, and rumblings among unemployed youth throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states all complicate the facade of Gulf stability. In addition, ties with the United States appear to be weakening; regional politics are varied and changing, particularly with the rise of India and China;
- Contents:
- Contents; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Introduction: The Gulf Enigma; The Gulf States and the Economy; Chapter 1: The Development Trajectory of the GCC States: An Analysis of Aims and Visions in Current Development Plans; Introduction; Methodology and Data; Planning: What and Why; Development Planning in the GCC Countries; Analysis of the Plans; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Redesigning the Distributional Bargain in the GCC; Introduction; An Overview of GCC Distributional Systems and the Incentives They Create; Free or subsidized public services and goods9; Public employment
- Sustainability IssuesPotential Policies; Overconsumption of Energy; Public employment reform and citizens' income; Costs and feasibility; Including the Private Sector in the Distributional Bargain; Chapter 3: State-Business Relations in the Gulf: The Role of Business Actors in the Decision-Making Processin Bahrain and Oman; State-Business Relationship: A Different Historical Background; Economic Diversification and Labor Market Reform: A Shared Must in Bahrain and Oman; Gulf Governance; Chapter 4: The Rule of Law and Political Liberalization in the Arab Gulf
- The Rule of Law: Strong Ideals and Unclear Politics, Particularly in the Arab WorldThe Rule of Law in Contemporary Arab Contexts: How Do Shari'a and History Inform Current Issues?; Gulf Exceptionalism and the Rule of Law - A Possible Reformist Way Forward?; Conclusion; Chapter 5: The Dynamics of Distribution in the Gulf: Selective Allocations, Agency, and Bureaucratic Accessibility in Kuwait; Rentier Dynamics: The Limitations of a Framework Without Agency; Rentier Distribution: Selective and Unequal Allocations in Kuwait
- Rentier Channels of Accessibility: The Case for Agency in Kuwait's Distributive ApparatusInstitutionalizing Credentials in the Rentier Milieu:The Kuwaiti Guestroom; Conclusion; The Gulf and Beyond: Relations and Tensions; Chapter 6: Rethinking Regional Organization in the Gulf and the Greater Middle East; Introduction; The Failure to Address Economic and Political Challenges; A Regional Approach to Address Problems; The Checkered History of Regional Efforts; Rethinking the Role of Regional Organizations; What the GCC's Recent Actions Mean to the Region; APEC as a Model; An APEC-Structured GCC
- ConclusionChapter 7: Sources of Continuity in Iran's Foreign Policy; Analysis; The Islamic regime separates economic policy from foreign policy; The ideological nature of power in the Islamic Republic is reflected in its foreign policy; The sovereignty and the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic depend on the ideological nature of its foreign policy; The national security of the Islamic Republic is intertwined with its current foreign policy; A Fractured National Identity; Conclusion; The United States and the Gulf
- Chapter 8: American Policy in the Persian Gulf: From Balance of Power to Failed Hegemony
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 981-4566-20-9
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