Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond/ (Record no. 4866)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01918nam a2200181Ia 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 4866 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250217s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781850659785 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Davidson, Christopher M. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 6950 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Christopher M. Davidson |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London; |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Hurst & Co. Publications; |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 244p; |
| Dimensions | 19x13cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A rising economic power, Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, is poised to become a major player in the fortunes of both Third and First World countries. Abu Dhabi owns more than 8 percent of the world's oil reserves, has close to one trillion dollars to invest in sovereign wealth funds, and is about to implement a masterful set of economic initiatives that will yield even greater returns.Abu Dhabi has begun to eclipse its partner city, Dubai, in terms of sheer wealth and cultural and infrastructural development, opening the world's first Ferrari theme park and erecting satellite branches of the Guggenheim and the Louvre. Author of the best-selling " The Vulnerability of Success" and an expert on Gulf politics, Christopher M. Davidson tracks Abu Dhabi's remarkable growth from a modest, eighteenth-century sheikhdom to its present opulent state. He recounts the dramatic efforts made by the emirate's dynastic family to retain their power, detailing the system of "tribal capitalism" they created in order to reconcile old political allegiances with modern engines of growth. Davidson concludes with potential challenges to Abu Dhabi's political and economic success, including a weakening of civil society, invasive media censorship, an ongoing labor crisis, increasing federal unrest, and persistent underperformance in the education sector. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | HC94-1085 Economic History and Conditions- By region or country |
| 9 (RLIN) | 855 |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | UAE |
| Geographic subdivision | Abu Dhabi |
| 9 (RLIN) | 6951 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Social Sciences | SAF Reference Library | SAF Reference Library | 02/17/2025 | HC94-1085 210.051 | 4866 | 02/17/2025 | 02/17/2025 | Book |