Capitalism and class in the Gulf Arab states

The six Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) play an increasingly prominent role in the global economy and throughout the broader Middle East region. Accompanied by an extensive empirical analysis of all sectors of the GCC economy, the book argues that a new capitalist class, Khaleeji C...

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Main Author: Hanieh, Adam (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2011
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Summary:The six Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) play an increasingly prominent role in the global economy and throughout the broader Middle East region. Accompanied by an extensive empirical analysis of all sectors of the GCC economy, the book argues that a new capitalist class, Khaleeji Capital, is forming in the Gulf--with profound implications for the Middle East as a whole.
Physical Description:viii, 258 pages 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230110779 (hardback)
0230110770 (hardback)