{"product_id":"the-gulf-cooperation-council-states-yousef-khalifa-al-yousef-9780863561474","title":"The Gulf Cooperation Council States: Hereditary Succession, Oil and Foreign Powers","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the oil boom of the 1970s, the Gulf Cooperation Council States have attempted to achieve economic stability and realize their development goals. Such efforts have so far been in vain, however, as the states' autocratic governments have closed off their political systems with the support of international allies, especially the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this timely and comprehensive analysis of the political economies of the GCC since the 1970s to the present, Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef examines the factors responsible for the failure of the states to achieve lasting change in development and security. Focusing on institutional structures where oil wealth has been confined to the few, and the consequences of failed legitimacy at home that has led to dependence on foreign powers, Al-Yousef charts the consistent disparities between governance and the needs of the local population, to the detriment of genuine development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0863561470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780863561474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.60d","brand":"Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44063439519999,"sku":"9780863561474","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_219ea683-cf73-4628-a8d7-1692cc2b5cc3.jpg?v=1685389559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gulf-cooperation-council-states-yousef-khalifa-al-yousef-9780863561474","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}