The Gulf region : economic development and diversification / edited by Giacomo Luciani ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references.

volume1 The GCC in the global economy / edited by / Richard Youngs -- 1. The Gulf in the New World Order: A Forgotten Emerging Power / Richard Youngs -- 2. The Gulf Takes Charge: The GCC in the MENA Region / Edward Burke -- 3. One Blood and One Destiny{u2019}?: Yemen and the Gulf / Edward Burke -- 4. Change or Continuity? US Policy towards the Gulf States and Its Implications for EU Policy / Ana Echague -- 5. The Emerging and the Difficult Road towards Asia-Gulf Transregionalism: Motivations and Future Challenges / John Sasuya -- 6. GCC Integration with International Trade Mechanisms / Natalia Alshakhanbeh -- 7. Visa Policies between the EU and the GCC / Anaïs Faure Atger and Elspeth Guild.

volume 2 Resources blessed diversification and the Gulf development model / edited by / Giacomo Luciani. -- 1. Conceptual Problems of Measuring Economic Diversification, as Applied to the GCC Economies / Jörg Beutel -- 2. Saudi Arabia{u2019}s Economic Diversification: Progress in the Context of the GCC and Challenges / Ali Aissaoui -- 3. Domestic Pricing of Energy and industrial Competitiveness / Giacomo Luciani -- 4. Public Industry as Tool of Rentier Economy Diversification: The GCC case / Steffen Hertog -- 5. GCC Industrial Development Hans-Georg Müller -- 6. GCC Refining and Petrochemicals Sectors in Global Perspective / Giacomo Luciani -- 7. The GCC Aluminum Industry {u2013} The Development ofAluminium Production Capacity in the Middle East / Halvor Kvande -- 8. Logistics and Economic Development in the GCC / Eckart Woertz -- 9. The Potential Impact of on EU-GCC FTA: A Benchmarking Exercise / Selen Sarisoy Guerin and Consuelo Pacchioli.

volume3 GCC financial markets : the world's new money centers / edited by / Eckart Woertz -- 1. Future Direction of the GCC Financial Sector {u2013} a Specific Look at Banking and Asset Management / Mandagolathur Raghu -- 2. Do GCC Stock Markets Support Their Domestic Economies: An Analytical Overview / Randa Alami -- 3. GCC Bond Markets / Michael P. Grifferty -- 4. Prospects of the Banking and Finance Sector and the Development of Financial Centers / Eckart Woertz -- 5. The Determinants of Capital Structure Choice: Case of GCC Listed Companies / Lamia A. Obay -- 6. Repercussions of Dubai{u2019}s Debt Crisis / Eckart Woertz -- 7. The Impact of Monetary Policy and Financial Sector Development on Economic Growth in GCC Countries / Elias El-Achkar and Wassim Shahin -- 8. The Establishment of a Monetary Union among the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council / Erwin Nierop and Gabriela Lippe-Holst -- 9. Approaches to Islamic Banking in the Gulf / Rodney Wilson -- 10. Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds in International Comparison / Eckart Woertz -- 11. How Competitive are Gulf Economies? / Kenneth Wilson.

volume4 National employment, migration and education in the GCC / edited by / Steffen Hertog -- 1. Minimum Wages in Gulf States {u2013} An Economic Analysis / Eberhard Feess -- 2. A Comparative Assessment of Labor Market Nationalization Policies in the GCC / Steffen Hertog -- 3. Labor Market Politics in Bahrain / Hasan T Alhasan -- 4. External Influences on GCC Labor Market Policies / N. Janardhan -- 5. Gulf Women{u2019}s Participation in the Labor Market: Paid Labor, Care and Social Protection in Patriarchal Systems / Diane Zovighian -- 6. GCC Demography and Immigration: Challenges and Policies / Philippe Fargues and Imco Brouwer -- 7. Higher Education in the GCC States: Reforms and Regulations / Abdulrahman M. Abouammoh.

The four volumes in this major research collection address the key economic issues which affect the future development and diversification of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Oman. The work brings together state-of-the-art analysis by some 40 international scholars who participated in a major joint initiative by the EU and the GCC, the al-Jisr Gulf-Europe Research Program. This collection will prove an essential reference work for policy makers and scholars on all the critical issues facing the Gulf countries as their economies develop beyond dependence on the oil and gas sector and forge new international alliances.