عنوان

Reform in the Middle East oil monarchies /

(Number (ISBN

0863723233

(Number (ISBN

9780863723230

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b521354

Title Proper

Reform in the Middle East oil monarchies /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Steven Wright

Edition Statement

1st ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Reading, Berkshire, UK :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Ithaca Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2008]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2008

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

x, 309 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

"This book .. [is] the fruit of a ... conference at Durham University in September 2005 under the auspices of the Sir William Luce Fund and the Institute of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies"--P. vii

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index

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Foreword / Donald Hawley -- Political reform in the Gulf monarchies : from liberalization to democratization? a comparative perspective / Gerd Nonneman -- Reform in the Arabian Peninsula world / Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean -- Patterns of democratic deficit : is it Islam? / Bahgat Korany -- Political reform in Bahrain : the turning tide / Neil Quilliam -- Deconstructing before building : perspectives on democracy in Qatar / Ahmed Abdelkareem Saif -- Oman's approach to development / Sayyid Badr bin Saʻud Al-Busaidi -- Economic governance and reform in Saudi Arabia / Rodney Wilson -- The impact of economic reform on Dubai / Christopher M. Davidson -- ICT and the Gulf Arab states : a force for democracy? / Emma Murphy -- The future of reform in the societies of the GCC countries / Mohammad Al Rumaihi -- US foreign policy and the changed definition of Gulf security / Steven M. Wright -- Synergies in reform : case studies of Saudi Arabia and Iran / Mahjoob Zweiri

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The oil rich monarchies of the Arabian Peninsula are frequently dismissed as having no democratic systems compared to most other regions of the world. Indeed, the United States justified its action in Iraq by proclaiming that democracy and freedom must be adopted both in Iraq and throughout the wider Middle East, in order to counter the conditions which breed international terrorism. It has been argued that the countries of the Arabian Peninsula need to provide a system of democratic representation that fully takes into account their own history and culture. This raises many questions. Can their firmly established tradition of rule provide the basis for the evolution of an Arab form of constitutional monarchy? Should the West be seeking to encourage national indigenous evolution rather than working to impose Western systems? What are the risks of change and what has been achieved so far? Through articles by eminent academics and government officials, this book addresses these issues and examines the drivers, progress and challenges for future change in this vitally strategic area of the world

Title

Reform in the Middle East oil monarchies.

Title

Reform in the Middle East oil monarchies.

Democratization-- Persian Gulf Region, Congresses

Political participation-- Persian Gulf Region, Congresses

Persian Gulf Region, Economic conditions, Congresses

Persian Gulf Region, Economic policy, Congresses

Persian Gulf Region, Politics and government, Congresses

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Book number

Ehteshami, Anoushiravan

Wright, Steven M

Date of Transaction

20100518081808.0

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