Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996This is an examination of the political, economic and social development of Oman from the accession Sultan Qaboos in a palace coup in 1970 to the promulation of the basic law of 1996. The book argues that the sultanate does not follow the "rentier" model but the patriarchal tradition. |
Contents
1 The Reign of Said b Taimur and the Beginnings of the Modern Omani State | 1 |
2 Omani Political Development | 34 |
3 The Dhofar War and Omani Military and Security Development | 65 |
4 Planning Finance and the Business Environment | 99 |
5 Natural Resources and Industrial Development | 122 |
6 Infrastructure and Human Resource Development | 155 |
Other editions - View all
Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996 Calvin H. Allen,W. Lynn Rigsbee Limited preview - 2000 |
Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996 Calvin H. Allen,W. Lynn Rigsbee Limited preview - 2000 |
Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996 Calvin H. Allen,W. Lynn Rigsbee II Limited preview - 2014 |
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