City of Gold Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism

Name: City of Gold Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
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ISBN: 9780312535742

ISBN-10: 0312535740

ISBN-13: 9780312535742

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jim Krane

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Dubai is everything the Arab world isn'ta freewheeling capi - talist oasis in the desertand in this new book, Jim Krane brings us a boots-on-the ground look at this fascinating city, straight from the heart of Dubai itself. Dubai, just a dusty village in the 1960s, has been transformed into the quint essential metro polis of the future through the vision of clever sheiks, British entrepreneurs, American capitalists who longed for a free market Mecca, and a river of investor money that poured in from around the globe. What these people created is a tolerant and cosmo politan city with luxurious resorts, architectural land marks, and outposts of America's most prestigious companies and univer…

Book details

List price: $27.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 9/15/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English