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Dubai has a remarkable success story Since its origins as a small fishing and pearling community, the emirate has steadily grown in strength to become the premier trading center of the Persian Gulf It is also the locus of an exciting and innovative architectural revolution Despite its lack of democratization and a genuine civil society, Dubai is now a booming metropolis of more than two million people, most of whom are expatriates benefiting from the citys increasingly diversified economyFollowing a detailed history, Christopher M Davidson presents an indepth study of Dubais postoil development strategies and their implementation during a period of nearcomplete political stability Davidson addresses the probability of future problems as the need for sustained foreign direct investment encourages farreaching socioeconomic reforms, many of which may affect the ideological, religious, and cultural legitimacy of the traditional monarchy He also analyzes Dubais awkward relationship with its federal partners in the United Arab Emirates and highlights some of the pitfalls of being the regions most successful free portits attractiveness to international criminal fraternities, the economy of the global black market, and terrorist networks ISBN10: 0231700350 ISBN13: 9780231700351Material Type: paperback
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