Qatar
Subtitle: Politics and the Challenges of Development
Publisher: Rienner Publishers, Lynne; Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.; Jewish Publication Society of America
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781588269287
Subjects: Middle east, politics and government; Middle east, economic conditions; Middle east, foreign relations
Description: A small isthmus in the central Gulf, with barely 300,000 citizens and a total population of 1.7 million, Qatar has risen rapidly from obscurity to become the world s wealthiest country per capita. Matthew Gray traces this spectacular rise, exploring the development of Qatar s economy, the patterns of its politics, its role on the world stage, and its prospects for the future.