This 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.
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diwan affairs, rentier model, state consultative council, petroleum affairs, rentier state, basic statute, tribal elite, tribal allies, palace office Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sultan Qaboos, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, New York, United States, Times of Oman, Sayyid Tariq, Indian Ocean, Sultan Sa'id, Abu Dhabi, Sayyid Fahd, South Yemen, World Bank, Soviet Union, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Sayyid Fahr, Sayyid Faisal, The Economist, Arab Gulf, Ian Skeet, Sayyid Thuwaini, Sultan's Armed Forces, Sultanate of Oman, United Nations New!
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Sultan Qaboos, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, New York, United States, Times of Oman, Sayyid Tariq, Indian Ocean, Sultan Sa'id, Abu Dhabi, Sayyid Fahd, South Yemen, World Bank, Soviet Union, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Sayyid Fahr, Sayyid Faisal, The Economist, Arab Gulf, Ian Skeet, Sayyid Thuwaini, Sultan's Armed Forces, Sultanate of Oman, United Nations New!
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- Oman: Politics and Development by Ian Skeet on 9 pages
- Middle East Review: All the Central Asia States of the Former USSR, Plus Countries Such as Libya, Egypt and Algeria by Hunter Publishing on 4 pages
- Oman: Political Development in a Changing World by Carol Riphenburg on 4 pages
- Unknown Oman by Wendell Phillips on page 29, page 152, and Back Matter
- Change and Development in the Middle East by John Innes Clarke on page 153, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996 by Calvin H. Allen in Front Matter
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