Qatar: Politics and the Challenges of Development

by Matthew Gray

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588269280
• ISBN13: 9781588269287
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"