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Zusatztext 'This impressive collection of articles should be required reading for all those interested in the mechanics of political and economic development in the Persian Gulf. Reflecting extensive new research! Heradstveit and Hveem have succeeded in bringing together a broad range of complementary topics which provide the reader with a comprehensive and insightful understanding of the factors determining political change in a strategic region which is proving increasingly volatile. This timely volume should be essential reading for scholars and policy makers alike.' Dr A.M. Ansari! University of Durham! UK 'Reflecting extensive new research! Heradstveit and Hveem have brought together a broad range of topics which provide the reader with a comprehensive and insightful understanding of the factors determining political change in a strategic region which is proving increasingly volatile.' The Middle East 'This is a very timely collection of papers...It provides solid and accessible academic research to offset superficial or alarmist treatment in the media. It tells a sombre story! though not without signs of hope.' The Round Table 'This impressive collection analyzes major questions affecting the construction of a post-Baath regime in Iraq and focuses on the tension between the US-sponsored vision of a democratic! free-market Gulf region and local resistance to this model...Highly recommended.' ChoiceReviews.online Informationen zum Autor Daniel Heradstveit is Professor and Senior Research Associate at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs! Norway! and Helge Hveem is a Professor at the Centre for Technology! Innovation and Culture at the University of Oslo! Norway. The US-led war against in Iraq in 2003 represented the most dramatic shake-up of regional politics in the Gulf for more than a decade. This book contains an up-to-date analysis of central questions affecting the construction of a post-Ba'th regime in Iraq, and charts possible ways forward. Zusammenfassung The US-led war against in Iraq in 2003 represented the most dramatic shake-up of regional politics in the Gulf for more than a decade. This book contains an up-to-date analysis of central questions affecting the construction of a post-Ba'th regime in Iraq, and charts possible ways forward. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction! Daniel Heradstveit and Helge Hveem; The predicament of the Gulf Rentier state! �ystein Noreng; The future of the Saudi Arabian economy: possible effects on the world oil market! �dne Cappelen and Robin Choudhury; The reformist movement in Iran! Mehrzad Boroujerdi; The psychology of corruption in Azerbaijan and Iran! Daniel Heradstveit and G. Matthew Bonham; Energy supply as terrorist targets? Patterns of 'Petroleum Terrorism' 1968-99! Brynjar Lia and �shild Kjøk; Shi'i perspectives on a federal Iraq: territory! community and ideology in conceptions of a new polity! Reidar Visser; Understanding the complexities of the Gulf: concluding remarks! Helge Hveem; Index. ...
