Book(electronic)2012
The glass palace: illusions of freedom and democracy in Qatar
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Abstract
Is Qatar actually a suitable ally or a legitimate partner for the United States? Under Qatari labor law, foreign workers are actually owned, for all practical purposes, by their Qatari sponsors in a system akin to slavery. This book chronicles the experience of an American executive working in Qatar and delves into Qatar?'s feudal work-sponsorship system, showing that an economic great leap forward is not necessarily accompanied by modernization, despite superficial emblems; that prosperity and democracy need not go hand in hand; and that being a US ally may be totally unrelated to any notion.
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Languages
English
Publisher
Algora Pub
ISBN
0875869564, 9780875869568, 0875869556, 0875869548
Pages
xv, 179
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