The political economy of the Persian Gulf /

The political economy of the Persian Gulf / Mehran Kamrava, editor. - New York, NY : Columbia University Press, c2012. - xi, 284 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

"Published in Collaboration with Center for International and Regional Studies School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Georgetown University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the contributors -- Introduction / Mehran Kamrava -- Trends in the political economy of the Persian Gulf -- The Persian Gulf in the contemporary international economy / Fred H. Lawson -- The political economy of rentierism in the persian gulf / Mehran Kamrava -- Sovereign wealth funds in the GCC / Jean-François Seznec -- Knowledge based economies in the GCC / Kristian Coates Ulrichsen -- People, money, and banking in the Persian Gulf -- Øtatisme versus market driven Islamic banking : the experiences of Iran and the Arabian Peninsula compared / Rodney Wilson -- Population and human capital in the Persian Gulf / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani -- The Gulf cooperation council monetary union / Alexis Antoniades.

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Persian Gulf States--Economic policy--21st century.
Persian Gulf States--Economic conditions--21st century.

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