| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 568 pages) : color map. |
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text file |
| Series |
Contemporary archive of the islamic world ; volume 2
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Contemporary archive of the Islamic world ; v. 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This volume re-publishes the Middle East Review's annual appraisals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the background to the country's formation, its economy and, as far as it goes, its politics. Effectively, the period covered corresponds to the first four decades or so of the UAE's existence."-- Preface |
| Contents |
Intro -- United Arab Emirates 1975/76-2018 -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Map -- Introduction -- 1975/76 -- Diplomatic Troubles -- Federal Cabinet -- Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Rivals United? -- Oil, 100 per cent Nationalisation -- Development Spending -- Port Zayed -- Port Rashid -- 1977 -- Constitution -- Supreme Council -- Aid Programme -- Qawasimi Legacy -- Industrialisation -- Jebel Ali Plans -- Currency Board -- One Market? -- 1978 |
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Minor Hiccoughs -- Federalisation -- UAE Mediation in Gulf war -- Banks Galore Competitive Rivalry -- Capital Expenditure Reduced -- ADNOC Dominance -- Taweelah -- Renewed Investment Confidence -- 1979 -- Rumours of Discontent -- Provisional Constitution -- Secession? -- Metres, not Kilometres -- Sharjah's Status -- OPEC Alignments -- Omani Discontent -- Common Economic Trends -- Dirham Revalued -- TEPCO -- Social Infrastructure -- Recession -- Gas Engineering Concerns -- Banking Reforms -- Agriculture's Future -- 1980 |
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Government Crisis -- Abu Dhabi-Dubai Rivalry -- Questioning the Sheikhly System -- Currency Board -- Ruwais -- GASCO -- Das Island Disappointment -- Industry -- Economic Slowdown -- 1981 -- Cabinet Reshuffle -- Economic Imbalance -- UAE University -- Hospital Growth -- Desalination -- Business, not Boom -- Dubai: Efficiency and Profit -- Over-banking -- 1982 |
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Federation, not Unity -- Imbalance, Over-dependence on Oil -- After-effects of Construction Boom -- Economics Override Politics -- Hospitals, and a University -- Economic Duplication -- Abu Dhabi Calls the Shots -- Dubai's Mercantile Expertise -- Stately Sharjah -- Rocky Ras al-Khaimah -- Ajman's Marbles -- Umm al-Quwain: More than a Dormitory -- Fujairah: Natural Advantages -- 1983 -- Memorandum Movement -- Five-Year Plan 1981-85 -- Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) -- Sharjah-Dubai Border Dispute -- Economic Re-thinking -- OPEC -- Budget Deficit -- Tourism -- 1984 |
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OPEC London Agreement -- Defence Expenditure -- Expatriate Community -- ADNOC and Upper Zakum -- Taxation -- Local Banks Benefit -- 1985 -- Gulf War -- Economic Depression -- Banking Crisis -- Company Law -- ADIA -- Galadari-Recession Recedes -- Jebel Ali Success -- 1986 -- Role of Federal National Council -- The Question of Quotas -- Oil Price Disputes -- Aid Expenditure Falls -- Central Bank Policy -- Banking Contraction -- 1987 -- Changing Fortunes -- Uncertainties -- Power Cuts -- Lack of Bankruptcy Law -- Iran and Iraq -- Defence and Neutrality -- Industrial Scepticism -- Generation Changes -- 1988 |
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Gulf War's Mixed Blessings -- Provisional Constitution Extended -- Capital Expenditure Reduced -- ADNOC Dominance -- Taweelah -- Renewed Investment Confidence |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
United Arab Emirates -- Politics and government.
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United Arab Emirates. |
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Politics and government. |
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United Arab Emirates -- History.
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History. |
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United Arab Emirates -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. |
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Economic history. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Author |
Axon, Anthony, editor.
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Hewitt, Susan, editor.
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| Added Title |
Middle East Review.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: United Arab Emirates 1975/76-2018. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019] 9789004408258 (DLC) 2019941165 (OCoLC)1115011650 |
| ISBN |
9789004408265 (electronic book) |
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9004408266 (electronic book) |
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9789004408258 (hardback) |
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9004408258 (hardback) |
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