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Foreign workers --- Persian Gulf States.

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Raw materials --- Persian Gulf States --- Congresses

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Since the oil boom of the 1970s, the Gulf Cooperation Council States have attempted to achieve economic stability and realise their development goals. Such efforts have so far been in vein, however, as these states' autocratic governments have closed off their political systems with the support of international allies, especially the United States. In this exhaustive analysis of the political economies of the GCC since the 1970s to the present, the author 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, the author charts the consistent disparities between governance and the needs of the local population, to the detriment of genuine development. He concludes that the only way to ensure stability and growth in the region is to dismantle the alliance of autocracy, oil and foreign powers. Instead, democracy and reform are key to ensuring stability in the region.

GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL --- PERSIAN GULF STATES--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT --- PERSIAN GULF STATES--ECONOMIC POLICY --- PERSIAN GULF STATES--FOREIGN RELATIONS --- PERSIAN GULF STATES--NATIONAL SECURITY

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Persian Gulf States --- Armed Forces --- History

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Persian Gulf States --- Etats du golfe Persique