Change and Development in the Gulf

by A. Abdelkarim (Editor)

Overview

Processes of change, stagnation and development in the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council are analyzed in this book. The contributors show impact of oil revenues on population change and social development and on redefining the socio-economic role of the state. Oil could open venues for industrialization and development. However, lack of population policies, problems of human resources development, the rather slow change in gender relations and in political systems and heavy spending on militarization, it is argued, could impede development endeavour.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333738917
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/29/1999
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

PAUL AARTS Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam
KHALID M. ABDALLA Department of Economics, University of Bahrain, Manama
OSAMA SAAD AHMED Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Manama, Bahrain
BAQUER SALMAN AL-NAJAR Department of Sociology, Manama University of Bahrain
FATIMA S. AL-SHAMSI Department of Sociology, Manama University of Bahrain
ELEANOR DOUMATO Department of Economics, University of United Arab Emirates, UAE
ADIL OSMAN GEBRIEL Consultant, Amsterdam, Netherlands
CHARLOTTE HEATH Department for International Development, London
SERGE HERZOG Ministry of Defence, Geneva, Switzerland

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Change and Development in the Gulf: An Overview of Major Issues; A. Abdelkarim Oil, Population Change and Social Development in the Gulf: Some Major Trends and Indicators; A. Abdelkarim PART ONE: OIL AND THE ECONOMY: DEPENDENCE AND DIVERSIFICATION The State in Oil Rentier Economies: the Case of Bahrain; K. Abdalla Industrial Strategies and Change in UAE During the 1980s; F. Al-Shamsi Diversification Through Industrialization: The Saudi Experience; O. Ahmed PART TWO: HUMAN RESOURCES AND GENDER RELATIONS Population Policies in the Countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council; B. Al-Najar Overview of Major Issues in the Development of National Human Resources; A. Gebriel Women, Income Generation and Gender Relations in Rural Oman; C. Heath The Saudis and the Gulf War: Gender, Power and the Revival of the Religious Rights; E. Doumato PART THREE: POLITICAL CHANGE AND MILITARIZATION: IMPACT OF GULF WAR Post-War Kuwait and the Process of Democratization: The Persistency of Political Tribalism; P. Aarts Arms, Oil and Security in the Gulf; S. Herzog Index

Editorial Reviews

Analyzes the social, economic, and political processes of change, stagnation, and development in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council as a result of oil revenue. The 11 chapters are divided into three sections addressing the impact of oil in redefining the distributive role of the state and in shaping economic policies; social issues, including population, human resources development, and gender relations; and the impact of the Gulf War on the regional political and military system. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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