The Gulf States in International Political Economy

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen documents the startling rise of the Arab Gulf States as regional powers with international reach and provides a definitive account of how they have become embedded in the global system of power, politics, and policy-making. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 The Gulf and the Global Economy....Pages 15-35 Small States in World Politics....Pages 37-59 State Capitalism and Strategic Niches....Pages 61-82 Gulf Perspectives on the Global Rebalancing....Pages 83-100 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 The Internationalisation of Gulf Finance....Pages 103-129 Shifting Patterns of Global Trade....Pages 131-150 Global Aviation and the Gulf....Pages 151-165 Migrant Labour in the Gulf....Pages 167-186 The Illusion of Security?....Pages 187-207 Conclusion: The Gulf Paradox....Pages 209-211 Back Matter....Pages 213-274