Oil and Politics in the Gulf

Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar

By: Jill Crystal

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Paperback | 2 September 1995

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Why in recent years have the social and economic upheavals in Kuwait and Qatar been accompanied by a remarkable political continuity? In a region of revolution and coups, these particular monarchies have somehow survived. In her analysis of political change in the Gulf, Jill Crystal investigates this apparent anomaly by examining the impact of oil on the formation and destruction of political coalitions and state institutions. She also adds to our understanding of state formation by highlighting the ways in which states and rulers structure the relationship between those with money and those with power. This updated edition includes a discussion of the Gulf War and its aftermath.

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'... a welcome addition to the literature and should be read by any student of the Gulf oil states.' Charles Gurdon, Business History 'This book is vital for an understanding of Kuwait's political economy - or economic politics.' Theodore Draper, New York Review of Books 'This book should appeal to several kinds of audiences: regionalists interested in the Middle East and Persian Gulf States; international relations specialists who want to know more about this strategic area and would like some solid local history upon which to anchor their postwar analyses; and theorists of state development ... ' Gregory Nowell, American Political Science Review

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Preface	p. xi
Kuwait family tree	p. xiii
Qatar family tree	p. xiv
State formation and oil	p. 1
Explaining regimes	p. 2
The impact of oil	p. 6
Political arrangements	p. 9
Distributive policies	p. 10
Centralization of power	p. 11
History's legacy: Kuwait and Qatar before oil	p. 15
The founding of Kuwait	p. 18
The founding of Qatar	p. 26
Conclusion	p. 33
Kuwait on the eve of oil	p. 36
Economic structures	p. 37
Social stratification	p. 39
Pre-oil politics and the merchant elite	p. 41
The ruling family	p. 43
The merchant opposition	p. 44
The Majlis Movement of 1938	p. 47
Conclusion	p. 56
Kuwait after oil	p. 62
The rise of the ruling family	p. 62
Britain and the bureaucracy	p. 66
The merchants	p. 73
Distributive politics	p. 78
Opposition	p. 81
Independence, state formation and coalition building	p. 83
The National Assembly and the merchants' decline	p. 84
The merchants and the state	p. 89
Jabir's accession and the ruling family	p. 93
Administrative reform	p. 94
Suq al-Manakh and the merchants	p. 97
The Iranian revolution and domestic alliances	p. 100
Conclusion	p. 109
Qatar	p. 112
Economic and social structures	p. 113
The transformation with oil	p. 118
Britain and the bureaucracy	p. 121
The ruling family	p. 129
The merchants	p. 133
Class formation and national identity	p. 139
The pattern of rule after oil	p. 145
The ruling family and the merchants	p. 147
Khalifa's accession	p. 155
Bureaucratic growth and bureaucratic control	p. 158
The development of a civic myth	p. 161
Oil and the regional environment	p. 164
Conclusion	p. 167
The Gulf War and its aftermath	p. 171
The reasons for the Iraqi invasion	p. 171
The Iraqi occupation	p. 174
The Gulf War	p. 175
The postwar economy	p. 176
Postwar politics	p. 178
Qatar	p. 183
Conclusion	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 187
Problems of control	p. 188
Problems of loyalty	p. 191
Rulers' responses	p. 192
Locating the argument	p. 193
Locating the cases	p. 201
Notes	p. 206
Select bibliography	p. 220
Index	p. 234
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