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BL
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699165
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b521354
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Reform in the Middle East oil monarchies /\ edited by Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Steven Wright
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed
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| Publication Statement
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Reading, Berkshire, UK :: Ithaca Press,, [2008]
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, ©2008
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x, 309 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0863723233
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: 9780863723230
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| Notes
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"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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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
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Democratization-- Persian Gulf Region, Congresses
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Political participation-- Persian Gulf Region, Congresses
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Persian Gulf Region, Economic conditions, Congresses
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Persian Gulf Region, Economic policy, Congresses
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Persian Gulf Region, Politics and government, Congresses
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| Dewey Classification
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956
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DS326.R44 2008
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Ehteshami, Anoushiravan
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Wright, Steven M
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