The Gulf Cooperation Council. Modernisation and Stability in an Interdependent World.

Sandwick, John A. (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 081330475X / ISBN 13: 9780813304755

Published by Westview Press, Boulder, 1987

About this Item

x, 289 pp., tables, foreword by George McGovern, biblio, index, previous owner?s name inscribed verso front cover, jacket lightly rubbed at spine extremities, otherwise copy in very good condition. In this volume, the contributors describe the rationale for Gulf unity and cooperation and analyse the financial, economic and legal institutions of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar). They focus on the GCC?s role in maintaining stability in the Arabian peninsula, an area that is clearly vital to U.S. interests. #7071.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gulf Cooperation Council. Modernisation and Stability in an Interdependent World.
• Publisher: Westview Press, Boulder
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081330475X
• ISBN 13: 9780813304755
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

The Gulf Cooperation Council represents both a model of development and unity in the Arab world and a working example of interstate cooperation to other nations. In this volume, contributors describe the rationale for Gulf unity and cooperation and analyze the financial, economic, and legal institutions of the GCC member states (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar). They focus on the GCC's role in maintaining stability in the Arabian peninsula, an area that is clearly vital to U.S. interests. Contributors pinpoint the essential elements of GCC unity, including its efforts to obtain optimum economic self-sufficiency, to maximize market share and revenue from oil production, and to establish an integrated legal framework. The GCC's unique security needs, given the member states' vast combined area and thinly spread populations, are also discussed. An overview of the strategic interests and policies of both superpowers toward the region reveals a history of decline in their influence and prestige that is a result, it is argued, of misperceptions and misguided policies. Finally, documentation and bibliographic sections enhance the book's usefulness as a handbook on the GCC and the Arabian Gulf states.