The New Arab Social Order : A Study Of The Social Impact Of Oil Wealth

The skyrocketing Arab oil revenues of the 1970s have triggered tremendous socioeconomic forces in the Arab world. Observers have extensively studied the financial and geopolitical aspects of Arab oil, but generally have ignored the human and social repercussions stimulated by the oil wealth. This book challenges the commonly accepted view of the im This book challenges the commonly accepted view of the impact of manpower movements across the Arab "wealth divide," looking at the new social formations, class structures, value systems, and social cleavages that have been emerging in both rich and poor Arab countries.