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Shipping and Development in Dubai: Infrastructure, Innovation and Institutions in the Gulf - Softcover

Nuttall, Keith

 
9780755641666: Shipping and Development in Dubai: Infrastructure, Innovation and Institutions in the Gulf
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0755641663 ISBN 13: 9780755641666
Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2023

Synopsis

A small town on a sandy creek half a century ago, Dubai is now the largest trading, commercial, leisure and transport entrepot in the Gulf and wider region. This book explains the reasons for the emergence of Dubai and its distinctive development trajectory, arguing that the decision, in the 1970s, to invest in infrastructure made possible by shipping containerization laid the foundations for its future expansion. The book shows that in contrast to its competitors’ hydrocarbon rentier economic model, Dubai’s creation and expansion of ports and airports, together with ‘value-added’ logistics and business-friendly enhancements, were used to out-compete regional rivals. Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, including interviews with logistics business-people, government records, memoirs, it fills a significant lacuna in the history of Dubai’s development and emergence as a global trade hub.

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About the Author

Keith Robert Nuttall holds a PhD from the University of East Anglia, UK. He previously worked in the shipping industry, including postings to Dubai, Sharjah, and Japan.

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Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0755641663
ISBN 13 
9780755641666
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
234