
At The Heart Of Mari Luomi's Book Is Whether Oil- And Natural Gas-dependent Rentier Monarchies Can Keep Their Natural Resource Use And The Environment In Balance. By Examining The Cases Of Abu Dhabi And Qatar, She Argues That The Gulf Monarchies Have Already Reached Their Limits Of 'natural Sustainability'. Luomi Reveals How Abu Dhabi And Qatar Have Responded To These New Natural Resource-related Pressures, Particularly Climate Change, And How Their Responses Are Inextricably Linked With Elite Legitimacy Strategies And The 'natural Unsustainability' Of Their Political Economies. Mari Luomi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.
Can oil- and natural gas-dependent rentier monarchies maintain environmental balance while relying on resource extraction? Mari Luomi investigates the intersection of climate change policy and political legitimacy in the Gulf. She argues that Abu Dhabi and Qatar have reached the limits of natural sustainability, forcing a shift in how these states manage their political economies and environmental responses.
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Experts identify this work as a critical contribution to the study of political economy and environmental governance in the Middle East. Readers frequently note the academic rigor and the clear connection between domestic political stability and environmental policy shifts.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190214147
ISBN-13:
9780190214142
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