A political economy of free zones in Gulf Arab states / Robert Mogielnicki.

This is the first book-length empirical study of free zones (FZs) in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The volume systematically illustrates the development processes behind FZs in Gulf Arab states and assesses the impact of these commercial entities on regional integration, global trade and...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Mogielnicki, Robert Clyde, 1988- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:International political economy series (Palgrave (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Mapping Free Zones in the Gulf: Trends and Dislocations
  • Chapter 2. Regulating Free Zones: A History of Ownership, Labor, and Fees
  • Chapter 3. The Dubai Model and UAE Free Zones
  • Chapter 4. Free Zones in Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait
  • Chapter 5. Elite Embeddedness in Free Zone Development
  • Chapter 6. Free Zones as Spheres of Regional Contestation
  • Chapter 7. A Commercial Nexus Between East and West
  • Chapter 8. The Fraught Future of Free Zones in Gulf Arab States.