Oil and the political economy in the Middle East: Post-2014 adjustment policies of the Arab Gulf and beyond

Front Matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note On Transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Pressured By The Decreased Price Of Oil: Post-2014 Adjustment Policies In The Arab Gulf And Beyond -- Upgrading Towards Neoclassical Rentier Governance: Bahrain's Post-2014 Oil Price Decline Adjustment -- Stalled Reform: The Resilience Of Rentierism In Kuwait -- Oil Price Collapse And The Political Economy Of The Post-2014 Economic Adjustment In The Sultanate Of Oman Qatar: Leadership Transition, Regional Crisis, And The Imperatives For Reform -- The Nexus Between State-led Economic Reform Programmes, Security, And Reputation Damage In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia -- Federal Benefits: How Federalism Encourages Economic Diversification In The United Arab Emirates -- Egypt's Twisted Hydrocarbon Dependency: A Case Of Persistent Semi-rentierism -- Oil And Turmoil: Jordan's Adjustment Challenges Amid Local And Regional Change -- Lower Oil Prices Since 2014: Good News Or Bad News For The Lebanese Economy? Oil And The Political Economy In The Middle East: Overcoming Rentierism? -- Index Edited By Martin Beck And Thomas Richter. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.