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Renegotiating the Ruling Bargain: Selling Fiscal Reform in the GCC
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Middle East Institution
, 2016 , Article)
Built upon depletable reservoirs of oil and natural gas, the petro-states of the Arab Gulf
have, since their beginning, always had one eye fixated on the end: the exhaustion of their
life-giving natural resources, and ...
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TAJIK-GCC RELATIONS FOR FOREIGN POLICY AND TRADE FROM TAJIK PERSPECTIVE
(2016 , Master Thesis)
With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Central Asian states faced several
challenges concerning their political autonomy in a globalized economic system.
Foreign policy formation was top priority for acquiring ...
Public Acceptance of Taxation in Qatar
(
Qatar University
, 2016 , Report)
Most Gulf countries have acknowledged that the traditional rentier system requires basic economic reform, and VAT could prove a more stable source of government revenue for oil producing countries. Results from two separate ...
Views of the Gulf Cooperation Council among Qatari and Other Gulf Nationals
(
The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2016 , Report)
Here we examine the orientations of Qatari citizens toward the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) as revealed in a pan-GCC survey conducted in 2016. We assess
general attitudes toward the Council as an institution, toward ...
IT outsourcing intent in academic institutions in GCC countries: An empirical investigation and multi-criteria decision model for vendor selection
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to understand the reasons behind the intent for information technology (IT) outsourcing in academic institutions in GCC countries. It also aims to develop a multi-criteria decision ...
The Role of the GCC Countries in Ending Piracy in the Horn of Africa
(
Center for Research and Policy Studies
, 2016 , Article)
Piracy in the Horn of Africa has had a far-reaching security and economic impact both globally and regionally. The World Bank estimated that between 2008 and 2012, the global economy lost $18 billion annually due to Somali ...
Evaluation of industrial development in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
(2016 , Presentation)
Following the discovery of oil, the economic development process in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council adopted individually plans for industrial development to support the diversification in the economy. In ...
Iran’s Relations with the Arab States of the Gulf: Common Interests over Historic Rivalry
(
Gerlan Press
, 2016 , Book)
Iran’s relations with its neighbours have never been smooth. During the monarchy, for example, while Iran cultivated close relations with Saudi Arabia it at the same time competed with Riyadh for control of the oil market ...
Expatriate languages in Kuwait: Tension between public and private domains
(
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Following the rise of oil-based economies after the 1950s, the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries became extremely attractive to workers from other Arab countries and beyond. Initially, Arabs were a majority in ...
Working and living conditions of migrant workers in the GCC
(
Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Since Qatar was awarded the hosting of the 2022 World Cup, a great deal of media attention has focused on the conditions of the foreign workers responsible for creating and maintaining the infrastructure of the modern Gulf ...