The Political Economy of the Persian Gulf

by Kamrava, Mehran; Kamrava, Mehran

• ISBN13: 9780231703628
• ISBN10: 0231703627
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-30
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Summary

Grasping the full extent of the political-economic situation of in the Persian Gulf, this book addresses key concerns such as the future demography of the Gulf Cooperation Council; the feasibility of establishing a GCC monetary union; the effects of rentierism on state autonomy; and the salient aspects of sovereign wealth funds and models of Islamic banking. Contributors offer original, empirical and theoretical contributions to the study of the Persian Gulf's political economy. Each chapter is an in-depth work of scholarship that makes a significant contribution to the field.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
About the Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Trends in the Political Economy of the Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf in the Contemporary International Economy	p. 13
The Political Economy of Rentierism in the Persian Gulf	p. 39
The Sovereign Wealth Funds of the Persian Gulf	p. 69
Knowledge Based Economies in the GCC	p. 95
People, Money, and Banking in the Persian Gulf
Étatisme Versus Market Driven Islamic Banking: The Experiences of Iran and the Arabian Peninsula Compared	p. 125
Population and Human Capital in the Persian Gulf	p. 147
The Gulf Cooperation Council Monetary Union	p. 173
Case Studies
The Dubai Model: Diversification and Slowdown	p. 195
Good, Bad or Both? The Impact of Oil on the Saudi Political Economy	p. 221
The Political Economy of Rentierism in Iran	p. 251
Index	p. 277
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