Abdulhadi Khalaf
Senior lecturer
What the Gulf Ruling Familes Do When They Rule
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Summary, in English
Gulf ruling families are facing some unprecedented demands by domestic and external actors for political and economic reforms. Uncharacteristically, the most vocal actors are several of the previously marginalized elite groups that feel emboldened by the ramifications of political developments since 1990 and particularly since September 11, 2001.
There is a growing awareness among important members of the Gulf ruling families that their survival requires introducing some real, albeit painful, reforms. Political reforms in Bahrain since 2000 present a model for the kind of measures that do not require the ruling families to give up any of their privileges including their control over economic resources and political institutions as well as their command over the armed forces and the security apparatuses.
Department/s
- Sociology
Publishing year
2003
Language
English
Pages
537-554
Publication/Series
Orient
Volume
44 Jahrgang
Issue
Nr. 4
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Deutsches Orient-Institut, Hamburg
Topic
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Keywords
- Bahrain
- Political reforms
- Rent
- GCC
- Transition
- Rentier State
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0030-5227