The wages of oil parliaments and economic development in Kuwait and the UAE /

Herb, Michael (1966-....)

The wages of oil parliaments and economic development in Kuwait and the UAE / [Texte imprimé] : Michael Herb - Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2014 - 1 vol. (XII-242 p.) : graph. ; 24 cm

Bibliogr. p. [217]-234

Labor markets and class politics -- Participation -- Explaining Kuwaiti exceptionalism -- The consequences of absolutism -- The consequences of participation -- What resource curse? -- Conclusion : dilemmas of development and democracy in the Gulf

978-0-8014-5336-6

Democratization--Kuwait Democratization--United Arab Emirates Kuwait--Politics and government United Arab Emirates--Politics and government Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Kuwait Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--United Arab Emirates Economic development--Political aspects--Kuwait Economic development--Political aspects--United Arab Emirates

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