" Dictators and Dictatorships" is a qualitative enquiry into the politics of authoritarian
regimes. It argues that political outcomes in dictatorships are largely a product of leader-elite …

This book examines the relationship between indicators of resource distribution and
democratization in the group of 170 countries with data ranging from the 1850s to the …

The contrast between Kuwait and the UAE today illustrates the vastly different possible
futures facing the smaller states of the Gulf. Dubai's rulers dream of creating a truly global …

Re-examining the debate on Islam and democracy, the authors look at the relationship
between competitive elections and levels of economic development in both Arab Muslim …

There are two factors that have shaped Qatar's integration and place in the international
system. The first revolves around the constraints and problems of small states while the …

While scholars have long looked at the role of political Islam in the Middle East, it has been
assumed that domestic politics in the wealthy monarchical states of the Arabian Gulf, so …

This paper aims to examine the consequences of board diversity. The objectives are to
measure the impact of gender, age, national diversity on earnings management (EM). This …

Qatar's much publicized liberalization campaign that began in the mid-1990s was a direct
result of efforts by the new Amir, Shaykh Hamad, to compensate for his fragile base of …

Cover page--Halftitle page--Title page--Copyright page--Dedication--CONTENTS--
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS--Map--INTRODUCTION PARADISE FOUND--Rule Britannia--End …

Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud and Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the respective
princely strongmen of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have torn up the old rules. They have …