City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for City of Gold From the Publisher: The city of Dubai, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, is everything the Arab world isn't: a freewheeling capitalist oasis where the market rules and history is swept aside. Until the credit crunch knocked it flat, Dubai was the fastest-growing city in the world, with a roaring economy that outpaced China's while luring more tourists than all of India. It's one of the world'
Full description- Publisher: St Martin's Press
- Published: 23 November 2010
- Format: Paperback 358 pages
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- Categories: Globalization | Economics | Middle Eastern History
- ISBN 13: 9780312655433 ISBN 10: 0312655436
- Sales rank: 381,479
Full description for City of Gold
Just a dusty fishing village in the 1950s, Dubai has grown faster than any other city in the world to become a glittering mecca for investors and pleasure-seekers, the repository of vast foreign investments, and a bellwether for the entire economy. In this compelling new book, Jim Krane charts the history of Dubai from its earliest days, considers the influence of the family who has ruled it since the nineteenth century, and looks at the effect of the global economic downturn on a place that many tout as a blueprint for a more stable Middle East.
