Qatar

Thin on the operating business. Qatar's LNG contracts and the mechanics of its sovereign fund are largely undocumented in book form; what exists is political-economy work on the state and on the Gulf as a capital bloc.

6 books

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  1. Qatar: Small State, Big PoliticsMehran Kamrava, 2013
  2. Qatar: A Modern HistoryAllen J. Fromherz, 2011
  3. Money, Markets, and MonarchiesAdam Hanieh, 2018

Books 6

Adam Hanieh · 2011 · The class structure behind Gulf conglomerates, contracting and migrant labour.
Adam Hanieh · 2018 · The GCC as an integrated capital bloc; where Gulf surpluses actually go.
Allen J. Fromherz · 2011 · How the ruling family consolidated gas revenue and the merchant elite.
Mehran Kamrava · 2013 · The best account of how QIA money serves foreign policy objectives.
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen · 2016 · Qatar's diversification, sovereign fund and labour model within the regional frame.
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen · 2020 · The 2017-21 blockade and its effect on trade routes, aviation and supply chains.