Millennial Dreams in Oil Economies - Job Seeking and the Global Political Economy of Labour in Oman

"Millennial Dreams retells Oman's development story from the perspective of labour, moving beyond traditional discussions of the economics of oil. Focusing on the experiences of workers, the unemployed, and the governance of labour markets, to explain the Gulf's global labour markets and position in global capitalism."--

List of contents

Preface; 1. Bringing citizen labour into IPE scholarship on the Gulf; 2. Making global labour markets and national dreams; 3. Rereading Omani work history and labour market governance; 4. Promising Dubai in Sohar: radical transformations and job creation from Sohar to Duqm; 5. Constructing belonging and contesting economic space; 6. Pursuing entrepreneurship for employment: SMEs for women and youth; Conclusion: studying the global political economy of labour; Bibliography.

About the author

Crystal A. Ennis is University Lecturer of Political Economy at Leiden University, the Netherlands. She is co-editor of The South Asia to Gulf Migration Governance Complex (2022) and has published in New Political Economy, Third World Quarterly, Global Social Policy, International Journal, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, among others. She is currently serving as an associate editor of the International Studies Review and president of the Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies.

Summary

Millennial Dreams retells Oman's development story from the perspective of labour, moving beyond traditional discussions of the economics of oil. Focusing on the experiences of workers, the unemployed, and the governance of labour markets, to explain the Gulf's global labour markets and position in global capitalism.

Foreword

Analyses development in Oman through the perspective of labour, moving beyond traditional discussions of the oil economy and rentierism.

Product details

• Authors: Crystal A. Ennis, Crystal A. (Leiden University) Ennis, Crystal A. (Universiteit Leiden) Ennis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2024
• EAN: 9781009499477
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0949947-7
• No. of pages: 364
• Series: The Global Middle East
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Oman, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, Middle Eastern history, Arabian Peninsula, Energy industries & utilities, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Petroleum, oil and gas industries