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Oil's Curse.
Reader comment on item: The Dubai Miracle Has Become Real
Submitted by Ethan Perks (United States), Dec 8, 2017 at 09:18
Is it possible that the Dubai miracle is "because" they lack oil $? The corruption and petro dependence in oil/gas rich nations seems to create an economic stagnation that Dubai seems to have avoided.
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Daniel Pipes replies:
Yes.
http://www.danielpipes.org/163/the-curse-of-oil-wealth
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| Does Dubai manufacture anything or is it just a consumer of Western/Asian goods and servies? [216 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Ankara | Dec 20, 2017 08:44 | 241627 | ||
| 1 | Dubai follows an Asian model, but not that of Taiwan and Singapore [273 words] | Michael S | Dec 10, 2017 02:51 | 241516 | |
| 2 |  Dubai a Miracle?? REALLY? [398 words] | Peter Hall | Jan 19, 2018 08:04 | 241516 | |
| "No Soul" [127 words] | Michael S | Jan 19, 2018 20:44 | 241516 | ||
| 2 | Is Dubai a miracle? [144 words] | dhimmi no more | Jan 20, 2018 07:24 | 241516 | |
| Torch Tower [8 words] | Michael S | Jan 24, 2018 04:00 | 241516 | ||
| 1 | For Michael S: The torch tower, Ibn Khaldun, and the Arabs! [102 words] | dhimmi no more | Jan 30, 2018 08:50 | 241516 | |
| 2 | Dubai: fragile? [170 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | john | Dec 9, 2017 23:39 | 241513 | |
| 1 | The litmus test for all nations including Dubai. [93 words] | Prashant | Jan 20, 2018 16:02 | 241513 | |
| Sounds wonderful; especially for it's citizens, but.... [30 words] | Michael Rosenberg | Dec 8, 2017 12:41 | 241501 | ||
| 2 |  Oil's Curse. [34 words]w/response from Daniel Pipes | Ethan Perks | Dec 8, 2017 09:18 | 241497 | |
| 1 | Bannonism Under Trump [851 words] | Robert | Dec 8, 2017 04:58 | 241493 | |
| Premature comparison [59 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | CARLOS DESOUZA | Dec 7, 2017 21:19 | 241491 |
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