Political liberalization in the Persian Gulf

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Political liberalization in the Persian Gulf

Joshua Teitelbaum, editor

Columbia University Press, c2009

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Includes bibliographical references and index

収録内容

  • Liberalization and its limits in the Gulf states / Joseph Kostiner
  • Economic and political liberalization : views from the business community / Jill Crystal
  • Labor and liberalization : the decline of the GCC Rentier system / Onn Winckler
  • Saudi Arabia : why the 'ulama are stalling liberalization / Muhammad al-Atawneh
  • Kuwait : slouching toward democracy? / Mary Ann Tétreault
  • Kuwait : the obstacle of parliamentary politics / Michael Herb
  • Bahrain : reform, promise and reality / J.E. Peterson
  • Qatar : liberalization as foreign policy / Elisheva Rosman-Stollman
  • Oman : 'say yes to Oman, say no to the tribe!' / Uzi Rabi
  • The United Arab Emirates : economy first, politics second / Christopher M. Davidson
  • Iraq : the battleground of representation / Ofra Bengio
  • Iran : the clerical debate on democracy and Islam / Meir Litvak

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内容説明

The countries of the Persian (or Arab) Gulf produce about thirty percent of the planet's oil and keep around fifty-five percent of its reserves underground. The stability of the region's autocratic regimes, therefore, is crucial for those who wish to anchor the world's economic and political future. Yet despite its reputation as a region trapped by tradition, the Persian Gulf has taken slow steps toward political liberalization. The question now is whether this trend is part of an inexorable drive toward democratization or simply a means for autocratic regimes to consolidate and legitimize their rule. The essays in this volume address the push toward political liberalization in the Persian Gulf and its implications for the future, tracking eight states as they respond to the challenges of increased wealth and education, a developing middle class, external pressures from international actors, and competing social and political groups.

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