Information on "Economics" and "Persian Gulf"
April 2013
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Apr 2013
Poor Gulf: Growing Inequality, No Data
Author: Eckart Woertz
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
This paper states that statistics about inequality within the Persian Gulf are mostly absent. More on «Poor Gulf: Growing Inequality, No Data»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Turkey and the Gulf Dialogue in the Middle East
Author: Şaban Kardaş
Publisher: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
This article reflects on the enhancement of the Turkey-Gulf relationship, arguing that both sides have overlapping interests in deepening economic and trade connections as well as in achieving a more equitable settlement to regional disputes. More on «Turkey and the Gulf Dialogue in the Middle East»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Don’t Forget the Gulf
Author: Ana Echagüe
Publisher: FRIDE
EU policy towards the Middle East and North Africa is overly fragmented and contradicts the political and economic logic of the region. More on «Don’t Forget the Gulf»
September 2011
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6 Sep 2011
Recruitment of Labour Migrants for the Gulf States
Author: Md Mizanur Rahman
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This study argues that a holistic approach, meaningfully combining migrant networks and recruitment agencies, to highlight both the operational and economic aspect of recruitment, is needed to better understand the complexity of migrant recruitment d... More on «Recruitment of Labour Migrants for the Gulf States»
March 2011
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17 Mar 2011
El golfo ante la “revolución árabe”: ¿tiempo para el cambio político?
Author: Marta Saldaña Martín
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
La influencia de la primavera árabe ha llegado a los Estados del Golfo y los monarcas se están viendo obligados a implementar reformas como respuesta a las demandas de sus ciudadanos, en un nuevo intento por relegitimarse. More on «El golfo ante la “revolución árabe”: ¿tiempo para el cambio político?» -
6 Mar 2011
The Gulf and the "Arab Rage"
Author: Yoel Guzansky
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
This article explores the ramifications of the popular Arab uprisings of 2010/2011 for the Arab gulf states. More on «The Gulf and the "Arab Rage"»
January 2011
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17 Jan 2011
Qatar 2011
Author: Ben Smith
Publisher: House of Commons Library
The Coalition Government in the UK has made improvement of relations with the Gulf States, and growth in trade with the region, a priority. More on «Qatar 2011» -
2011
Migrant Labor in the Gulf
Author: Mehran Kamrava, Zahra Babar, Attiya Ahmad, Andrew Gardner, Jane Bristol-Rhys, Pardis Mahdavi, Caroline Osella, Nathalie E Williams, Arland Thornton, Dirgha J Ghimire, Linda C Young-DeMarco, Mansoor Moaddel, David Mednicoff, Mary Breeding, Susan Martin, Hélène Thiollet, Kasim Randeree, Filippo Osella
Publisher: Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
The relationship between the citizen and the migrant in the Gulf has traditionally centered around the question of labor. More on «Migrant Labor in the Gulf» -
2011
The Political Economy of the Gulf
Author: Mehran Kamrava, Fred H Lawson, Jean-François Seznec, Kristian C Ulrichsen, Rodney Wilson, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Alexis Antoniades, Christopher Davidson, Steffen Hertog, Massoud Karshenas, Ziba Moshaver
Publisher: Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
The report “The Political Economy of the Gulf ” examines the rapid changes that have occurred in the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in recent years. More on «The Political Economy of the Gulf» -
2011
A Theory of “Late Rentierism” in the Arab States of the Gulf
Author: Matthew Gray
Publisher: Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
This study describes and explains “late rentierism” through a discussion and elucidation of its major features and characteristics, including how these vary, or not, from those of other rentier explanations. More on «A Theory of “Late Rentierism” in the Arab States of the Gulf»
