The democratization process in the gulf cooperation council countries
Other Title(s)
جهود الحث على الديمقراطية في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي
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Issue
Vol. 22, Issue 86 (01 Jun. 2005), pp.59-70, 12 p.
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Publication Date
2005-06-01
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
12
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Abstract EN
This paper analyzes why the gulf monarchies have largely persisted with the family- based structures in decision making and why this once successful structure id increasingly under pressure for democratic reform.
The traditional monarchies had proven effective during the first generation of development.
They have developed " rentier bliss," economies of abundance funded by oil revenues, which allow traditional institutions controlled by small elite to manage a society and an economy that finds itself increasingly necessary to compete and thus change according to the ebb and flow of the market forces.
How have the small GCC monarchies not faced implosion, to be crushed from outside pressures emanating from global free-market economics as they have moved toward high standards of consumption during a second or third generation of independence ? current pressures are brought externally as well as internally, and accelerated by communication technologies, to institutionalize democratic reform.
The strides toward greater democratic reform.
The strides toward greater democratic reform during the 1990s are noted for Saudi Arabia , Bahrain, and Kuwait.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ehteshami, Anoushiravan. 2005. The democratization process in the gulf cooperation council countries. Journal of Social Affairs،Vol. 22, no. 86, pp.59-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-11547
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ehteshami, Anoushiravan. The democratization process in the gulf cooperation council countries. Journal of Social Affairs Vol. 22, no. 86(Jun. 2005), pp.59-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-11547
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ehteshami, Anoushiravan. The democratization process in the gulf cooperation council countries. Journal of Social Affairs. 2005. Vol. 22, no. 86, pp.59-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-11547
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references, p.69
Record ID
BIM-11547