The glass palace : illusions of freedom and democracy in Qatar /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Algora Pub.,
[2012]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 179 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0875869564 (electronic bk.) 9780875869568 (electronic bk.) |