The political economy of the Persian Gulf / Mehran Kamrava, editor.

Published in collaboration with Georgetown University's Center for International and Regional Studies, School of Foreign Service in Qatar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Mehran Kamrava -- Part I. Trends in the political economy of the Persian Gulf -- The Persian Gulf in the contemporary international economy / Fred H. Lawson -- The political economy of rentierism in the Persian Gulf / Mehran Kamrava -- The sovereign wealth funds of the Persian Gulf / Jean-François Seznec -- Knowledge based economies in the GCC / Kristian Coates Ulrichsen -- Part II. People, money, and banking in the Persian Gulf -- Étatisme versus market driven Islamic banking : the experiences of Iran and the Arabian Peninsula compared / Rodney Wilson -- Population and human capital in the Persian Gulf / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani -- The Gulf Cooperation Council monetary union / Alexis Antoniades -- Part III. Case studies -- The Dubai model : diversification and slowdown / Christopher Davidson -- Good, bad or both? The impact of oil on the Saudi political economy / Steffen Hertog -- The political economy of rentierism in Iran / Massoud Karshenas and Ziba Moshaver.