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Economic development in Arab Gulf States

dc.contributor.advisor Breznitz, Dan
dc.contributor.author Azizi, Banafsheh en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Fei-ling Wang
dc.contributor.committeeMember Zak Taylor
dc.contributor.department International Affairs en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-09-17T19:34:34Z
dc.date.available 2008-09-17T19:34:34Z
dc.date.issued 2008-07-10 en_US
dc.description.abstract After the discovery of oil, many Arab Gulf States failed to diversify and expand their economies beyond the oil sector. Resource curse theory contends these states, also known as rentier states, exhibited slower economic development than other states due to their dependency on oil. Dubai has been classified as a rentier state, however, it has achieved significant economic growth and political stability. Kuwait and Qatar were selected as case studies to compare and contrast with Dubai. Dubai s growth can be attributed to its rulers decisions prior to and after the discovery of oil and the growing role of the merchant class in the state. Therefore, the resource curse theory alone cannot address the development of Arab Gulf states. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24746
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Qatar en_US
dc.subject Dubai en_US
dc.subject Kuwait en_US
dc.subject Middle East en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Economic development
dc.subject.lcsh Persian Gulf Region
dc.subject.lcsh Natural resources
dc.title Economic development in Arab Gulf States en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Thesis
dspace.entity.type Publication
local.contributor.corporatename Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
local.contributor.corporatename Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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