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The Role of Institutions in Economic Development
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Despite the global liberalization of trade, financial and technological flows, there still are tremendous disparities in terms of income per capita and growth rates across countries (Hall and Jones, 1999). Among the plethora ...
Iran's relations with Bahrain
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Springer International Publishing
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Wright argues that given its size and strategic location, Bahrain has always been vulnerable to its more powerful neighbours, with each vying for power or influence. This has resulted in a history of successive external ...
FDI in the Middle Eastern and North African Countries
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Foreign direct investment (FDI), which may be flow or stock, represents the investment of foreign assets into domestic structures, equipment, and organizations. The parent multinational corporations (MNCs) may use vertical, ...
Manama, Bahrain
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Kish is a low-lying island of coral rock, 90 km2 in area, a few kilometres off the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf. Ferdousi Street is the actual main avenue of Kish, but in spite of its line of hotels, amusements and ...
The development of the first Qatar national museum
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This chapter investigates the establishment of the first National Museum in Qatar in the 1970s, during the reign of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani. Opened on the 23 June 1975, the Qatar National Museum became the first ...
Contemporary landscape as urbanism: Emergent ecologies of the Doha Corniche
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
[No abstract available]
Travel and Travelers
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Macmillan Reference USA, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
, 2016 , Book chapter)
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Iran’s Permanent Quest for Regional Power Status
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Iran has been searching for regional power status in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, independent of regime type, since the 1970s. During the era of the last Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the first decade of the ...
Building an Integrated Missile Defense Architecture for Gulf States: Perceptions, Capabilities and Challenges
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Gerlach Press
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Ballistic missile defense (BMD) plays an important role in the defense
planning of all GCC members, involving huge investments with strong reliance on
US assistance. This is a major concern in relations with regional ...
أقلية من المواطنين: التدين والتناغم الاجتماعي في قطر
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المركز العربي للأبحاث و دراسة السياسات - Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies
, 2016 , Book chapter)
التدين والتناغم الاجتماعي في قطر، ناقش ماجد الأنصاري، المتخصص في الثروة الاجتماعية والمجتمع المدني، المحددات القيمية للعلاقة بين المواطن والمقيم في قطر من خلال عامل الثقة، مستخدمًا نتائج مسح التناغم الاجتماعي الصادر عن ...