Bahrain and the Gulf: Past, Perspectives and Alternative Futures

ISBN-13: 9781138126336 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 232 str.

Jeffrey B. Nugent; Theodore H. Thomas

Opis

"First published in 1985 by Croom Helm Ltd."

Spis treści

Part 1. Introduction  1. Introduction Jeffrey B. Nugent and Theodore H. Thomas  Part 2. The Historical, Social and Cultural Settings  2. A Reconstruction of the Prehistory of Bahrain, Landing Place of Noah John H. Niedercorn  3. Bahrain’s Pearling Industry: How It Was, Why It Was That Way and Its Implications Samar K. Datta and Jeffrey B. Nugent  4. Some Aspects of Social Change and Modernization in Bahrain Shirley B. Taylor  5. The Changing Roles of Arab Women in Bahrain E. James Fordyce, Layla Rhadi, Maurice D. Van Arsdol, Jr and Mary Beard Deming  Part 3. Political Economy and Resource Management  6. The Status of Women in Bahrain: Social and Cultural Considerations Fadwa El Guindi  7. Public Finance in Bahrain from 1935 to 1981 with Special Emphasis on the Allocation of Oil Revenues in the Past, Present and Future Abla Abdel Latif  8. Bahrain and Its Water Resources Russell B. Thornburg  9. An Evaluation of Bahrain’s Major Industries and Their Future Prospects Abdullah Al-Yousef  10. The Financial Center and Its Future Elias T. Ghantus  Part 4. Alternate Economic Futures of Bahrain and the Gulf  11. Singapore as a Model for Bahrain’s Development Humaira Akhtar  12. Normal Growth Patterns and Their Implications for Bahrain’s Future Economic Structure Jeffrey B. Nugent  13. Identifying Critical Issues for Future Planning: The Case of the Gulf Petrochemicals Industries Company Manolete V. Gonzalez  14. Bahrain and the GCC: Lessons in Arab Economic Cooperation A.A. Kubursi and D.W. Butterfield

O autorze

Nugent, Jeffrey B.; Thomas, Theodore H.