Political Economy of the Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds : A Case Study of Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates [1 ed.] 9781136170201, 9780415522229

Persian Gulf States: Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates 9781615304073, 161530407X

Though smaller than most other Arab countries, the gulf states of Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emir

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Islamic Jurisprudence and the Role of Custom: A Comparative Case Study of Saudi Arabia and Iran 9781463243524

The book argues for the importance of custom (‘urf) in the application of Islamic law in Iran and Saudi Arabia. Irrespec

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The United Arab Emirates: A Study in Survival 9781588269645

The United Arab Emirates has remained a mainstay of stability in an increasingly volatile Middle East, managing to maint

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The Arab of the Desert: A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia 9781138825154, 9781315727202, 9781138845749, 9781315727462

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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates: Foreign Policy and Strategic Alliances in an Uncertain World 1526148498, 9781526148490

The year 1973 is usually considered the great equaliser among major oil producers. But the 'Visions' strategie

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Take the Money and Run: Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Demise of American Prosperity : Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Demise of American Prosperity 9780313366147, 9780313366130

This book examines a topic of crucial national security and economic interest: surplus money that wealthy nations (espec

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The Women of the United Arab Emirates 9781315525204

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The Making of the Modern Gulf States: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman 9781138181823, 9781138119598, 9781315641904, 9781138184152, 9781315645407, 0044452934

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Sovereign Wealth Funds: Between the State and Markets 1788212479, 9781788212472

What constitutes a sovereign wealth fund is contested. In general, however, it is a state-sponsored institutional invest

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Sectarian Gulf: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Spring That Wasn't 9780804787222

This books shows that mass protests erupted in the Gulf states in the wake of the Arab Spring and explains how Gulf regi

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